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VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986 - SECT 24A

Continuation of rates of certain pensions

  (1)   Subject to subsections   (1A) and (2), if the Commonwealth is or becomes liable to pay a pension to a veteran at the rate applicable under section   23 or 24, that rate continues, while a pension continues to be payable to the veteran, to apply to the veteran unless:

  (a)   the decision to apply that rate of pension to the veteran would not have been made but for a false statement or misrepresentation made by a person;

  (b)   in the case of a veteran to whom section   23 applies:

  (i)   the veteran is undertaking or is capable of undertaking remunerative work of a particular kind for 50% or more of the time (excluding overtime) ordinarily worked by persons engaged in work of that kind on a full time basis; or

  (ii)   in a case where subparagraph   (i) is inapplicable to the work which the veteran is undertaking or is capable of undertaking--the veteran is undertaking or is capable of undertaking that work for 20 or more hours per week; or

  (c)   in the case of a veteran to whom section   24 applies--the veteran is undertaking or is capable of undertaking remunerative work for periods aggregating more than 8 hours per week.

  (1A)   However, subsection   (1) does not prevent a rate applicable under subsection   24(4), (5) or (5A) from being reduced to give effect to subsection   24(6).

  (2)   Paragraphs   (1)(b) and (c) do not apply to a veteran if the veteran is undertaking a rehabilitation program under the Veterans' Vocational Rehabilitation Scheme or section   115D applies to the veteran.



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