Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866:section:67f
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 67F
Character Range: 1185527–1187565

67F  One‑off energy assistance payment—MRCA

Compensation for permanent impairment
 (1) A person is eligible for a one‑off energy assistance payment if:
 (a) the condition in subsection (2) is met; and
 (b) the person is residing in Australia on 2 April 2019.
 (2) The condition is that either or both of the following apply:
 (a) weekly compensation under Part 2 of Chapter 4 of the MRCA:
 (i) is payable to the person for 2 April 2019; or
 (ii) would be payable to the person for 2 April 2019 apart from paragraph 398(3)(b) of the MRCA and offsetting described in subsection 13(4) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004;
 (b) before 2 April 2019 the person received lump sum compensation under Part 2 of Chapter 4 of the MRCA.

Special Rate Disability Pension
 (3) A person is eligible for a one‑off energy assistance payment if:
 (a) Special Rate Disability Pension under the MRCA:
 (i) is payable to the person for 2 April 2019; or
 (ii) would be payable to the person for 2 April 2019 apart from section 204, and paragraph 398(3)(b), of the MRCA; and
 (b) the person is residing in Australia on 2 April 2019.

Compensation for wholly dependent partners
 (4) A person is eligible for a one‑off energy assistance payment if:
 (a) the condition in subsection (5) is met; and
 (b) the person is residing in Australia on 2 April 2019.
 (5) The condition is that either or both of the following apply:
 (a) weekly compensation under Division 2 of Part 2 of Chapter 5 of the MRCA either:
 (i) is payable to the person for 2 April 2019; or
 (ii) would be payable to the person for 2 April 2019 apart from paragraph 398(3)(b) of the MRCA;
 (b) before 2 April 2019 the person received lump sum compensation under Division 2 of Part 2 of Chapter 5 of the MRCA and subsection 388(6) of the MRCA has not applied to the person before 2 April 2019.

Amount of one‑off energy assistance payment
 (6) The amount of a person's one‑off energy assistance payment under this section is $75.