Second Reading Speeches

Defence Force Retirement Benefits Legislation Amendment (Fair Indexation) Bill 2014

Type
Government
Portfolio
Veterans’ Affairs
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the

Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973
and
Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948
to: index Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (DFRB) and Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (DFRDB) retirement pensions, invalidity pensions, and reversionary pensions from 1 July 2014 in the same way as age and services pensions are indexed; and exempt DFRB and DFRDB members from a tax liability for the one-off capitalised value of the benefit improvement relating to past service as at 1 July 2014.

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