Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01070:reg:13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01070
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 13
Character Range: 9299–11029

13  Prescribed payments
 (1) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of income in subsection 66A(4) of the Act, the following are prescribed:
 (a) money received by a person as an NDIS amount;
 (b) money received by a person as redress to which the person is entitled under the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Act 2018.
 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of income in subsection 66A(4) of the Act, the following kinds of payments paid to a person are prescribed:
 (a) an NDIS amount paid to the person;
 (b) payments, in the nature of an amenity allowance or gratuity, authorised by the Governor of a prison, paid to the person if he or she is serving a term of imprisonment in the prison, to the extent that the payment is not for:
 (i) work done by the person inside or outside the prison; or
 (ii) approved study undertaken by the person inside or outside the prison; or
 (iii) participation by the person in any other program approved by the Governor;
 (c) disability support pension paid to the person under the social security law;
 (d) pension paid to the person as a veteran who is totally and permanently incapacitated as mentioned in paragraph 24(1)(b) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986;
 (e) Special Rate Disability Pension paid in relation to the person under Part 6 of Chapter 4 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
 (3) Paragraphs (2)(c), (d) and (e) apply in relation to a pension only if the Registrar is satisfied that:
 (a) at least 85% of the pension is paid by, or on behalf of, the pension recipient to another person; and
 (b) the other person provides ongoing care to the pension recipient in return for the payment.