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

Schedule 3   Removing references to disability pension

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

1   Subsection 5H(1) (paragraph (b) of the definition of adjusted income)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

(b) a payment to the person that is a payment in respect of incapacity or death resulting from employment in connection with a war or war-like operations in which the Crown has been engaged, other than:

(i) a pension under Part II or IV (other than a pension that is payable under section 30 to a dependant of a deceased veteran); or

(ii) a pension payable because of subsection 4(6) or (8B) of the Veterans' Entitlements (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1986 (other than a pension payable in respect of a child); and