Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01295:reg:4:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01295
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 6/35)
Character Range: 20536–23313

means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and Training Scheme made under subsection 258(1) of the MRCA.
MRCAETS payment means an education allowance under the MRCAETS.
multiple entitlement exclusion has the same meaning as in subsection 61F(4) of the Act.
new change day, in relation to a person, means a change day that occurs after the person has previously been eligible for a top‑up payment under PART 3A.
new clean energy advance daily rate means the clean energy advance daily rate that would have been used to calculate a person's clean energy advance if the person was first eligible for a clean energy advance on the change day.
new clean energy advance period, in relation to a person, means the clean energy advance period that applies to the person from the change day.
original change day, in relation to a person, means the first change day for the person.
original clean energy advance daily rate, in relation to a person, means the clean energy advance daily rate that was used to calculate the person's original payment.
original clean energy advance period means the clean energy advance period that applied to the original payment.
original payment, in relation to a person, means the clean energy advance (advance) originally paid to the person in respect of a clean energy underlying payment, for the clean energy advance period in respect of that advance.
original payment start day, in relation to a person's original payment, means the later of the start of the clean energy advance period for the original payment or the person's clean energy advance eligibility day.
quarterly energy supplement means the payment described in paragraph 3A.15.1.
seniors supplement has the same meaning as in the Act.
service pension has the same meaning as in the Act.
SSA means the Social Security Act 1991.
top‑up payment means the payment of that name calculated under PART 3A.
top‑up qualifying condition has the meaning given by paragraph 3A.5.2.
VCES means the scheme called the Veterans' Children Education Scheme made under section 117 of the Act.
VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
war widow(er) pension means the pension payable under subsection 30(1) of the Act.

1.3  Authority for the Scheme
 1.3.1 The Scheme is established under the provisions of Part VII of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act) and has been prepared in accordance with section 117 of the Act by the Commission and approved by the Minister administering the Act.

1.4  Purpose of the Scheme
 1.4.1 The purpose of this compensatory Scheme is to, in accordance with the Scheme:
 (a) provide financial assistance;
 (b) provide special assistance;
 (c) provide student support services; and
 (d) arrange for guidance and counselling;
for eligible