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of the Act).

  Note 2: A failure to provide income and assets information may result in a veteran payment being suspended or cancelled (see sections 54A, 54AA and 56EA of the Act.)

14 Duration of veteran payment to partner of primary person

  Subject to section 15, a veteran payment is payable to the partner of a primary person for the period that the primary person is receiving a veteran payment.

15 Death of primary person or partner – effect on veteran payment payable to partner

  (1) If:

(a) a primary person dies; and

         (b) the primary person is receiving a veteran payment immediately before his or her death; and

         (c) the primary person's partner is receiving a veteran payment immediately before that death;

  the veteran payment continues to be payable to the partner for a period of 42 days starting on the date of that death.

  (2) If:

(a) a primary person dies; and

         (b) the death of the primary person is before the Commission decides whether the primary person is eligible for a veteran payment; and

         (c) but for the death of the primary person, a veteran payment would have been payable to the partner of the primary person;

  a veteran payment is payable to the partner for the period starting 14 days before the day on which the primary person makes his or her claim under the MRCA or the DRCA and ending 42 days after the date of the primary person's death.

  (3) If:

(a) the partner of a primary person dies; and

         (b) the partner is receiving a veteran payment immediately before his or her death;

  the veteran payment ceases to be payable to the partner on the date of his or her death.

Part 4 — Other matters

16 Person can receive only one veteran payment for a period

  If a person receives a veteran payment for a period (whether as a primary person or as the partner of a primary person), he or she cannot receive another veteran payment for the same period.

17 Extension of veteran payment in special circumstances

  The Commission may extend the period of payment for a veteran payment to a person if the Commission is satisfied that there are special circumstances.

18 Suspension of veteran payment

    (1) If a person who is receiving a veteran payment fails to participate in rehabilitation to the satisfaction of the Commission, the Commission may determine in writing that the veteran payment payable to the person or the partner of the person (if any), or both, is to be suspended.

    (2) A determination made under subsection (1) takes effect on the day that the determination is made or on such later day or earlier