Repatriation Commission

Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust – Discretionary Spending) Determination 2020

Instrument 2020 No. R25

Dated this      6^th               day of        August           2020

…Wendy Cummings… 

Wendy Cummings

Director

Benefits and Payments Policy Section

Contents

1  Name........................................................................................................................................ 1

2  Commencement........................................................................................................................ 1

3  Authority.................................................................................................................................. 1

4  Definitions................................................................................................................................ 1

5  Repeals..................................................................................................................................... 1

6  Schedule................................................................................................................................... 1

7  Trust expenditure requirements................................................................................................ 2

Schedule 1—Repeal                                                                                                       

Veterans' Entitlements (Special Disability Trust ‑ Discretionary Spending) Determination 2019 3

1            Name

              This instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust – Discretionary Spending) Determination 2020.

2            Commencement

(1)          Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

(2)          Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3            Authority

              This instrument is made under subsection 52ZZZWEA(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

4            Definitions

              In this instrument:

Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

special disability trust has the meaning given by section 52ZZZW of the Act.

5            Repeals

              The instruments that are specified in the Schedule to this instrument are repealed as set out in the applicable items of the Schedule, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

6            Schedule

              The instrument that is specified in Schedule 1 to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule, and any other item in the Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

7            Trust expenditure requirements

              For subsection 52ZZZWEA(3) of the Act, the amount of $12,500 is determined to be the total value of income and assets of a special disability trust that may be applied for the 2020-2021 financial year for purposes, other than the primary purpose described in subsection 52ZZZWB(1) of the Act, that are primarily for the benefit of the principal beneficiary of the trust.

Schedule 1—Repeal

Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust ‑ Discretionary Spending) Determination 2019

1          The whole of the instrument

Repeal the instrument.