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- Schedule 1—Exempting adjusted disability pension from the social security income test and removal of Defence Force Income Support Allowance
- Schedule 2—Increased rent assistance
- Schedule 3—Removing references to disability pension
- Schedule 4—Indexation of above general rates
- Schedule 5—Non-liability rehabilitation pilot
2019-2020-2021
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
Presented and read a first time
No. , 2021
(Veterans’ Affairs)
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1
2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 2
3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 2
Schedule 1—Exempting adjusted disability pension from the social security income test and removal of Defence Force Income Support Allowance 3
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 3
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 3
Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 4
Farm Household Support Act 2014 4
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 4
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 6
Social Security Act 1991 7
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 10
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 11
Schedule 2—Increased rent assistance 15
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 15
Schedule 3—Removing references to disability pension 17
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 17
Schedule 4—Indexation of above general rates 21
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 21
Schedule 5—Non-liability rehabilitation pilot 22
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 22
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to veterans’ entitlements, military rehabilitation and compensation and social security, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act is the Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Exempting Disability Payments from Income Testing and Other Measures) Act 2021 .
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information |
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Provisions |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table |
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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2. Schedules 1 to 3 |
1 January 2022. |
1 January 2022 |
3. Schedule 4 |
1 July 2022. |
1 July 2022 |
4. Schedule 5 |
1 January 2022. |
1 January 2022 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.