Budget Savings (Omnibus) Act 2016 (55 of 2016)

Schedule 21   Closing carbon tax compensation to new welfare recipients

Part 4   Energy supplement under the Veterans' Entitlements Act

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

107   Transitional provision

If:

(a) before 19 September 2016 a person was receiving an income support payment (within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991) where energy supplement was used to work out the rate of that payment; and

(b) on a day (the cessation day ) in the period of 6 weeks ending at the end of 19 September 2016, the person ceased to receive that payment; and

(c) on the day before the cessation day, energy supplement was used to work out the rate of that payment; and

(d) the person made a claim under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 for a seniors health card within the period of 6 weeks beginning on the cessation day; and

(e) the person's claim was granted and the person became the holder of a seniors health card on a day on or after 20 September 2016; and

(f) the person held that card immediately before the commencement of this item;

then:

(g) the person can become eligible for energy supplement under subsection 118P(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 if the person satisfies paragraphs 118P(1)(a) to (b) of that Act (despite subsection 118P(1A) of that Act); and

(h) paragraph 118P(1D)(a) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 applies as if a reference to a claim mentioned in subsection (1C) included a reference to a claim mentioned in this item.