Veterans’ Entitlements (Income Support Supplement—Permanent Incapacity for Work) Determination 2025

The Repatriation Commission makes the following instrument.

Dated 19 June 2025 

The Seal of the

Repatriation Commission

was affixed to this instrument

at the direction of:

1  Name

This instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Income Support Supplement—Permanent Incapacity for Work) Determination 2025.

2  Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after the day it is registered.

3  Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 45QA of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

4  Repeals

The Veterans’ Entitlements (Income Support Supplement – Permanent Incapacity for Work) Determination 2015 is repealed.

5  Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

award wages means:

1.     for an industry covered by an award—wages paid under that award; or
2.     in any other case—the national minimum wage set under paragraph 294(1)(a) of the Fair Work Act 2009.

Social Security Determination means the Social Security (Tables for the Assessment of Work-related Impairment for Disability Support Pension) Determination 2023 as in force from time to time.

6  Circumstances of permanent incapacity

 (1) A person is permanently incapacitated for work for subparagraph 45Q(4)(c)(ii) of the Act if:

 (a) the person is permanently blind in both eyes; or

 (b) the person has a physical, intellectual or psychiatric impairment that has the consequences mentioned in subsection (2).

 (2) The consequences are:

 (a) the impairment has an impairment rating of 20 points or more when assessed as if Parts 2 and 3 of the Social Security Determination applied to the impairment; and

 (b) solely because of the impairment, the person cannot work:

 (i) for the following 2 years for at least 30 hours per week at award wages or above; and

 (ii) in a job that exists in Australia, even if not, for a particular person, in the locally accessible labour market.