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1

Japanese internment

Compensation payment—

1.    as defined in the Compensation (Japanese Internment) Act 2001; or
2.    made under the Veterans’ Entitlements (Compensation — Japanese Internment) Regulations 2001

2

North Korean internment

Compensation payment made under Part 2 (Compensation payments for North Korean internment) of the Veterans’ Entitlements (Clarke Review) Act 2004

3

South Australia energy concession

One-off annual payment by the State Government of South Australia to people eligible for the South Australia Energy Concession to assist with their energy bills

4

Holocaust survivors

One-off payment made on or after 11 February 2000, from a Humanitarian Fund established by Swiss banks and administered by the World Jewish Restitution Organisation through the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, to a person who—

1.    lived under the Nazi regime, Nazi occupation or Nazi collaborative regime; and
2.    is an Australian citizen or an Australian resident; and
3.     is in receipt of:
   1.   an income support payment within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991; or
   2.   a pension

5

Annuity contracts

Amount paid to the person by life insurance business within the meaning of the Life Insurance Act 1995 or superannuation fund as defined in subsection 10(1) of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 as the minimum amount payable consistent with the need to convert the person’s existing annuity contract to an asset test exempt product if—

1.    the person has an annuity contract with the life insurance business or superannuation fund that was current on 20 September 1998; and
2.    the person received an income support payment, within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991, on 19 September 1998; and
3.      the annuity contract was converted to an asset test exempt product between 20 September 1998 and 31 July 1999

6

Home equity

Amount greater than $40 000 that is paid to or for the following people under a home equity conversion agreement—

1.    the person;
2.    if the person is a member of a couple—the person’s partner

7

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)—patients

Ex gratia payment paid to the person as a lump sum by the Commonwealth for risk of CJD because the person—

1.    received treatment under the Australian Human Pituitary Hormone Program during 1967 to 1985; and
2.    showed that they suffered a recognised psychiatric illness because they had been told that they were at an increased risk of contracting CJD

8

CJD—children of patients

Amount paid as an ex gratia lump sum paid to the person by the Commonwealth because:

1.    the person is a child of any of the following women (the mother):
   1.       Jane Allender;
   2.     Jan Blight;
   3.   Vonda Cummings;
   4.   Jenny Halford; and
2.    the mother received treatment under the Australian Human Pituitary Hormone Program during 1967 to 1985; and
3.     the mother has died from CJD; and
4.    the person received the payment because the person showed that they suffered a recognised psychiatric illness because the mother died from CJD

9

Accommodation bond or charges

If the person is or was a resident of an aged care service within the meaning of the Aged Care Act 1997 (as in force immediately before the commencement of the Aged Care Act 2024)—any of the following received by the person:

1.    exempt bond amount within the meaning of clause 16 of Schedule 5 of the Act;
2.    refunded amount within the meaning of clause 17B of Schedule 5 of the Act

10

Crisis payment

Crisis payment granted under the Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Assistance—Crisis Payments) Instrument 2025

11

Medical payment

Payment within the meaning of paragraph 8(8)(v) of the Social Security Act 1991

12

F111 deseal/reseal

One-off payment paid by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to the person as a participant in the Deseal/Reseal Program conducted by the Royal Australian Air Force or contractors on F-111 aircraft at Amberley, Australia, between 1973 and 2000

13

Motorcycle purchase

Amount received under the Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Assistance—Motorcycle Purchase) Instrument 2025

14

Income received after end of market‑linked income stream term

Amount paid to the person by an asset-test exempt income stream that meets the requirements of subsection 5JBA(1) of the Act if:

1.    the income stream is a market linked annuity or market linked pension within the meaning of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994; and
2.    after the annual payment in the final year of the income stream, there is a residual balance in the account; and
3.     clause 3 of Schedule 6 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 requires the residual balance to be paid to the person within 28 days after the end of the term of the income stream

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15

Stolen wages

Payment made to the person or the partner by Queensland Government under a scheme operated by it to provide ex gratia lump sum payments to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose wages and savings were controlled by the Queensland Government under a legislative regime known as the Protection Acts

16

Superannuation co-contribution

Co-contribution received by the person or the partner that is payable under the Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003 to individuals who have an annual income below the higher co-contribution income threshold, make eligible personal superannuation contributions and have employer-supported superannuation

17

Life insurance payout

Payment made to the person or the partner on death or terminal illness of someone else under a policy of insurance held by the person or the partner

18

Stolen generations

Payment made to the person or the partner by the South Australian Government under the scheme it operated to provide one‑off ex gratia lump sum payments to Aboriginal people—

1.    who were removed from their parents or family as children before 31 December 1975 without a court order; and
2.    either—
   1.       their usual place of residence, when removed, was South Australia; or
   2.     they were removed by South Australian authorities

19

Compensation for detriment

Payment received by the person or the partner under the Compensation for Detriment Caused by Defective Administration scheme or a payment known as an act of grace payment made under section 65 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013:

1.    to reimburse expenses or compensate for other financial loss incurred by the person or partner due to an administrative error made by an employee of, or contractor to, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, or by the Repatriation Commission or Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission; or
2.     in lieu of an amount payable to the person or partner under the Social Security Act 1991, the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999, the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 or the Act

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Veterans’ Entitlements (Income Exempt Lump Sums) Determination 2025

14 Feb 2025 (F2025L00123)

15 Feb 2025 (s 2)

Veterans’ Entitlements (Income Exempt Lump Sums) Amendment (Special Assistance) Determination 2025

4 Nov 2025 (F2025L01352)

Sch 1: 21 Feb 2025 (s 2)

Remainder: 5 Nov 2025 (s 2)

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Veterans’ Entitlements (Treatment and Other Matters) Amendment (Aged Care Act 2024) Instrument 2025

28 Oct 2025 (F2025L01276)

1 Nov 2025 (s 2)

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s 2

rep LA s 48D

s 5

rep LA s 48C

Sch 1

am F2025L01352; F2025L01276

Sch 2

rep LA s 48C