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Veterans' Entitlements (Continued Fringe Benefits) Determination 2015

Instrument 2015 No. R24

The REPATRIATION COMMISSION makes this Determination under subsection 53B(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (VEA).

Dated this 2nd day of  July   2015

                     SEAL

Simon Lewis                 Major General Craig Orme                    Major General Mark Kelly
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SIMON LEWIS       MAJOR GENERAL CRAIG ORME    Major General Mark Kelly
                                                                                                      AO DSC
   PRESIDENT               DEPUTY PRESIDENT                    COMMISSIONER

Part 1: Preliminary

    1.1  Name of determination

    This Determination is the Veterans' Entitlements (Continued Fringe Benefits) Determination 2015.

    1.2  Commencement

    This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

    1.3  Revocation

    1.3.1      Subject to clause 1.3.2 The Veterans' Entitlements (Continued Fringe Benefits) Determination 1999 is revoked.

    1.3.2      A person who immediately before this determination commences is eligible for fringe benefits under the revoked determination, continues to be eligible for fringe benefits under the revoked determination as if it had not been revoked.

Note: under the revoked determination a person is eligible for fringe benefits for the shorter of the following periods:

             * the period the person continues to work for more than 8 hours per week; and
             * 12 months beginning on the day the person ceased to be eligible for the invalidity service pension.

    1.4  Purpose

    This Determination specifies circumstances that are continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstances for subsection 53A(2) of the VEA.

    1.5  Definitions

    invalidity service pension means the pension of that name granted under Division 4 of Part III of the VEA.

    revoked determination means the Veterans' Entitlements (Continued Fringe Benefits) Determination 1999.

Part 2: Continued fringe benefits eligibility                                circumstances

    Continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstances for subsection 53A(2) of the VEA are that, when the person ceases to be permanently incapacitated for work for paragraph 37(1)(c) of the VEA, the person is doing work for periods adding up to more than 8 hours per week.