Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866:section:115s:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 115S (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 1492915–1495582

person, or the child, is experiencing, or is at risk of experiencing, crisis.
 (6) If the person was the partner of a veteran, the criteria are as follows:
 (a) the person is under 65 years of age at the time the person's eligibility for an acute support package is determined;
 (b) at the time the person's eligibility for the package is determined, either or both of the following apply:
 (i) the person ceased being the veteran's partner within the previous 12 months;
 (ii) a child of the veteran who is under 18 years lives with the person;
 (c) the Commission is satisfied that the person is experiencing, or is at risk of experiencing, crisis.

Instrument may deal with various matters
 (7) Without limiting subsection (1), the instrument may make provision for and in relation to the following:
 (a) additional eligibility criteria for an acute support package;
 (b) criteria for the granting of assistance or benefits;
 (c) the kinds of assistance or benefits that may be granted, which may include child care, counselling, household assistance, services to build capacity and academic and extra‑curricular support for children;
 (d) the conditions on which assistance or benefits are granted;
 (e) limits (whether financial or otherwise) on the provision of assistance or benefits;
 (f) the suspension or cancellation of the provision of assistance or benefits;
 (g) arrangements for the payment of assistance or benefits.
 (8) Without limiting paragraph (7)(a) or (b), the criteria may depend on the Commission being satisfied of one or more specified matters.

Meaning of related person etc.
 (9) For the purposes of this section, a related person of a veteran is:
 (a) any of the following persons:
 (i) the partner of the veteran;
 (ii) a parent or step‑parent of the veteran;
 (iii) a parent or step‑parent of the partner of the veteran;
 (iv) a grandparent of the veteran;
 (v) a child of the veteran;
 (vi) a child of the partner of the veteran;
 (vii) a grandchild of the veteran;
 (viii) a sibling of the veteran; or
 (b) a person in respect of whom the veteran stands in the position of a parent; or
 (c) a person who stands in the position of a parent to the veteran.
 (10) For the purposes of this section, the partner of a veteran is a person in respect of whom at least one of the following applies:
 (a) if the veteran is a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia or a descendant of Indigenous inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands—the person is recognised as the veteran's husband, wife or spouse by the custom prevailing in the group to which the veteran belongs;
 (b) the person is legally married to the veteran;
 (c) a relationship