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Veterans' Entitlements (Special Assistance) Regulations 1999

Statutory Rules No. 319, 1999 as amended

made under the

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

Compilation start date:   20 March 2013

Includes amendments up to: SLI No. 20, 2013

About this compilation

The compiled instrument

This is a compilation of the Veterans' Entitlements (Special Assistance) Regulations 1999 as amended and in force on 20 March 2013. It includes any amendment affecting the compiled instrument to that date.

This compilation was prepared on 20 March 2013 .

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending Acts and instruments and the amendment history of each amended provision.

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Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name of Regulations
2 Commencement
2A Purpose
3 Definitions
Part 2—Eligibility for crisis payment
4 Meaning of contacted the Department for this Part
5 Eligibility for crisis payment—release from gaol or psychiatric confinement
6 Eligibility for crisis payment—extreme circumstances forcing departure from home
6A Eligibility for crisis payment—remaining in home after removal of family member for abusive behaviour
7 Crisis payment not payable in addition to disaster relief payment
Part 3—Claims for crisis payment
8 How to claim
9 Making of claim
10 Claimant must be in Australia
11 Claim may be withdrawn
13 Investigation of claim
Part 4—Deciding claims
14 Commission to decide claim
15 Grant of claim
16 Notifying claimant of decision on claim
17 Date of effect of decision
Part 5—Payment of crisis payments
18 Amount of crisis payment
19 Payment into bank account
20 Deduction from crisis payment
21 Effect of garnishee or similar order
22 Crisis payments not payable in lawful custody
Part 6—Review of decisions
23 Request for review
24 Commission's duty if request for review made
25 Written record of decision on review and copy to person who requested review
26 Review by Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Endnotes
Endnote 1—Legislation history
Endnote 2—Amendment history
Endnote 3—Application,