Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866:section:30c:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 30C (pt 2/4)
Character Range: 381963–384523

period of the person's life determined by, or under the instructions of, the Commonwealth Actuary;
 (f) the period referred to in paragraph (e) begins:
 (i) on the day that lump sum compensation payment is made to that person; or
 (ii) on the day the pension becomes payable to the person;
  whichever is the later day.
Note: Pensions under this Part are payable in respect of the incapacity of a veteran from a war‑caused injury or disease or in respect of the death of the veteran (see section 13).

Lump sum payment—Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence‑related Claims) Act 1988 (section 30)
 (3) If:
 (a) a lump sum payment is made under section 30 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence‑related Claims) Act 1988 to a person who is a veteran or a dependant of the veteran; and
 (b) the payment is made in respect of the incapacity of the veteran from injury or disease or the death of the veteran; and
 (c) the person is receiving, or is subsequently granted, a pension under this Part in respect of the same incapacity of the veteran from that or any other injury or disease or in respect of that death;
the following provisions have effect:
 (d) the person is taken to have been, or to be, receiving payments of compensation at a rate per fortnight determined by, or under the instructions of, the Commonwealth Actuary;
 (e) the person is taken to have been, or to be, receiving those payments for the period until the person reaches 65;
 (f) the period referred to in paragraph (e) begins:
 (i) on the day that lump sum payment is made to the person; or
 (ii) on the day the pension becomes payable to the person;
  whichever is the later day.
Note: Pensions under this Part are payable in respect of the incapacity of a veteran from a war‑caused injury or disease or in respect of the death of the veteran (see section 13).

Pension payable to one person
 (4) Subject to subsection (6), if:
 (a) a person is taken to be in receipt of payments of compensation at a particular rate per fortnight under subsection (1), (2) or (3); and
 (b) but for this subsection, pension referred to in paragraph (1)(c), (2)(c) or (3)(c) would be payable to the person at a particular rate per fortnight;
after the lump sum payment is made, the rate per fortnight of the pension is to be reduced by the rate per fortnight of compensation.
 (5) If, under subsection (4), the rate per fortnight of compensation is equal to or exceeds the rate per fortnight of pension, pension is not payable to the person.

Pension payable to 2 or more persons