Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Exempting Disability Payments from Income Testing and Other Measures) Act 2021 (142 of 2021)

Schedule 1   Exempting adjusted disability pension from the social security income test and removal of Defence Force Income Support Allowance

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

63   Application and transitional provisions

(1) Paragraph 5H(8)(g) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to a payment covered by that paragraph that is made before, on or after that commencement.

(2) Subsection 5L(3C) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to a payment of DFISA bonus or DFISA bonus bereavement payment that is made before, on or after that commencement.

(3) Subparagraphs 45TC(1)(f)(ia), (2)(f)(ia) and (3)(f)(ia) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to a payment of DFISA bonus that is made before, on or after that commencement.

(4) Subsection 53M(7) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to DFISA that was payable before that commencement.

(5) Section 53NA of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to DFISA paid before, on or after that commencement.

(6) The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to the following:

(a) Defence Force Income Support Allowance that was payable to a person in relation to a day occurring before that commencement;

(b) Defence Force Income Support Allowance that is paid to a person before, on or after that commencement in relation to a day occurring before that commencement;

(c) adjusted disability pension (within the meaning of section 118NA of that Act as in force immediately before that commencement) payable in relation to a day occurring before that commencement;

(d) working out whether DFISA bonus is payable to a person, where adjusted disability pension (within the meaning of section 118NA of that Act as in force immediately before that commencement) was payable in relation to a day occurring before that commencement;

(e) DFISA bonus that is paid to a person before, on or after that commencement;

(f) working out qualification for, and the amount of, a DFISA bonus bereavement payment and making such a payment, where adjusted disability pension (within the meaning of section 118NA of that Act as in force immediately before that commencement) was payable in relation to a day occurring before that commencement.

(7) The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 and regulations made under Division 4 of Part VIIAB of that Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to a payment under those regulations that was payable to a person, or a non-financial benefit under those regulations that was to be provided to a person, in relation to a day occurring before that commencement.

(8) Paragraph 199(e) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to a payment or benefit covered by that paragraph that is made before, on or after that commencement.