Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866:section:25
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 25
Character Range: 357979–359063

25  Temporary payment at special rate
 (1) Where the Commission is satisfied that:
 (a) a veteran is temporarily incapacitated from war‑caused injury or war‑caused disease, or both; and
 (b) if the veteran were so incapacitated permanently, the veteran would be a veteran to whom section 24 applies;
the Commission shall determine the period during which, in its opinion, that incapacity is likely to continue and this section applies to the veteran in respect of that period.
 (2) Where this section applies to a veteran in respect of a period, the rate at which pension is payable to the veteran in respect of that period is the rate that would have been applicable under subsection 24(4), (5), (5A) or (6) if section 24 applied to the veteran.
 (3) The Commission may, under this section:
 (a) determine a period that commenced before the date on which the determination is made; and
 (b) determine a period in respect of a veteran that commenced or commences upon the expiration of a period previously determined by the Commission under subsection (1) in respect of the veteran.