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TOTAL RESULTS: 33
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20 Sep 2007
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House of Representatives
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Veterans' Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to: increase the rates of extreme disablement adjustment disability pension, general rate disability pension and the previously non-indexed component of war widow and widower pension; and introduces new indexation arrangements for these pensions to be indexed twice annually.
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28 Mar 2007
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House of Representatives
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Veterans' Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the:
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
in relation to: disposal of assets; pensioner payments and treatment eligibility for prisoners; indexation of income/assets reduction limits; recovery of social security overpayments; rent assistance; bereavement payments; pension bonuses; rent assistance; and certain income support regimes; Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
in relation to: service injuries and diseases; and onus of proof; Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
to include the income support supplement as a payment not requiring provision of a tax file number; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to: clarify the taxable status of Defence Force Income Support Allowance payments; and Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004
to repeal redundant provisions.
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06 Dec 2006
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House of Representatives
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Veterans' Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the:
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to: enable the Repatriation Medical Authority to review one or a number of factors in a Statement of Principles; enable benefits and allowances fixed or calculated by regulations or other legislative instruments to be funded from the Consolidated Revenue Fund; clarify and amend the operation of income streams rules; Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
to correct minor errors and anomalies; and Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
in relation to access to specified treatment for certain veterans and dependents.
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01 Apr 2004
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House of Representatives
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Veterans' Affairs
- Summary
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Provides for a once only payment to former prisoners-of-war of the North Koreans or their surviving spouse; and amends the
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to: index above general rate disability pensions; introduce a Defence Force Income Support Allowance; ensure appropriate rent assistance for war widows and widowers; increase funeral benefits; and extend operational service to minesweeping and bomb/mine clearance personnel. Also contains an application provision.
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25 Mar 2004
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House of Representatives
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Veterans' Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
in relation to: direct deduction arrangements; Victoria Cross allowance; automatic grant of income support supplement to age and wife pensioners; calculation of disability pension arrears; partner service pension for Norfolk Island residents; calculation of rent assistance; reduction in pension arrears payment resulting from overpayment of rent assistance and partner’s receipt of service pension; value of financial assets for purposes of deeming rules; clarification of deemed income and actual income from accrued returns on financial assets; means test exemption of certain superannuation assets; income and assets test treatment of small superannuation accounts and private rental income; adjustments to ceiling rate service pension; offence provisions; disposal of income and assets; compensation recovery; and minor and technical amendments. Also contains application and transitional provisions.
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04 Mar 2004
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House of Representatives
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Veterans' Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to provide for the electronic communication of claims, applications and other documents to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
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05 Dec 2002
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House of Representatives
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Veterans' Affairs
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Amends the
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
in relation to: continued indexation of “saved” child-related income support payments; misuse of the commutation provisions relating to the means testing of income streams for income support pensions; transfer of certain pension bonuses unclaimed under social security law; calculation of pension bonuses; backdating of claims for partner service pensions in certain circumstances; and alignment with social security law of compensation recovery provisions applicable to multiple lump sum compensation payments. Also contains application provisions.
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27 Jun 2002
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Veterans' Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
in relation to: double counting of civilian compensation payments; recovery of lump sum compensation payments received by the partners of service pension or income support supplement recipients; misuse of retirement village entry contribution payments to obtain rent assistance; telephone allowance eligibility; rent assistance eligibility for persons receiving Family Tax Benefit; Pension Loan Scheme eligibility; seniors health card eligibility; and definition of “non-illness separated spouse”.
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20 Jun 2002
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Veterans' Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
in relation to: indexation of the ceiling rate of income support supplement and service pension; backdating claims for income support supplement for certain war widows and widowers; and family situation rules applicable to income support supplement recipients.
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21 Mar 2002
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House of Representatives
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Veterans' Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the:
Social Security Act 1991
and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
as a consequence of the income support supplement to war widows and widowers introduced in 1994 under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
; Aged Care (Consequential Provisions) Act 1997
, Social Security and Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Family and Other Measures) Act 1997
, Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997
and Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000
to correct misdescribed amendments that resulted in intended amendments not being made; and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to correct certain references, omissions and other typographical errors and omit redundant provisions.
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