Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MILITARY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 2004 - SECT 19

    For the purposes of ascertaining whether a person is or was dependent on a member, any amount of the following benefits must not be taken into account:

  (a)   family tax benefit worked out under Part   2 or 3 of Schedule   1 to the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 (an individual's Part A rate);

  (b)   carer's allowance under the Social Security Act 1991 ;

  (c)   double orphan pension under the Social Security Act 1991 .

Note:   This section also applies to former members (see section   20).