Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986 - SECT 45TC

Deferral of age service pension

  (1)   A person is qualified for a pension bonus if:

  (a)   the person starts to receive an age service pension at or after the time when the person makes a claim for the pension bonus; and

  (b)   the person has not received an age service pension at any time before making a claim for the pension bonus; and

  (c)   the person is registered as a member of the pension bonus scheme; and

  (d)   the person has accrued at least one full - year bonus period while registered as a member of the pension bonus scheme; and

  (e)   the person has not received:

  (i)   a social security pension (other than a carer payment); or

  (ii)   a social security benefit; or

  (iii)   a service pension (other than an age service pension or a carer service pension); or

  (iv)   income support supplement (other than income support supplement that is payable as a result of the operation of subclause   8(3) of Schedule   5);

    at any time after the person's special date of eligibility for an age service pension; and

  (f)   the person has not already received:

  (i)   another pension bonus; or

  (ii)   a pension bonus within the meaning of the Social Security Act.

Deferral of partner service pension

  (2)   A person is qualified for a pension bonus if:

  (a)   the person starts to receive a partner service pension at or after the time when the person makes a claim for the pension bonus; and

  (b)   the person has not received a partner service pension at any time during the period:

  (i)   beginning on the person's special date of eligibility for a partner service pension; and

  (ii)   ending immediately before the time when the person makes a claim for the pension bonus; and

  (c)   the person is registered as a member of the pension bonus scheme; and

  (d)   the person has accrued at least one full - year bonus period while registered as a member of the pension bonus scheme; and

  (e)   the person has not received:

  (i)   a social security pension (other than a carer payment); or

  (ii)   a social security benefit; or

  (iii)   a service pension (other than a partner service pension or a carer service pension);

    at any time after the person's special date of eligibility for a partner service pension; and

  (f)   the person has not already received:

  (i)   another pension bonus; or

  (ii)   a pension bonus within the meaning of the Social Security Act.

Deferral of income support supplement

  (3)   A person is qualified for a pension bonus if:

  (a)   the person starts to receive income support supplement (other than income support supplement that is payable as a result of the operation of subclause   8(3) of Schedule   5) at or after the time when the person makes a claim for the pension bonus; and

  (b)   the person has not received income support supplement (other than income support supplement that is payable as a result of the operation of subclause   8(3) of Schedule   5) at any time during the period:

  (i)   beginning on the person's special date of eligibility for income support supplement; and

  (ii)   ending immediately before the time when the person makes a claim for the pension bonus; and

  (c)   the person is registered as a member of the pension bonus scheme; and

  (d)   the person has accrued at least one full - year bonus period while registered as a member of the pension bonus scheme; and

  (e)   the person has not received:

  (i)   a social security pension (other than a carer payment); or

  (ii)   a social security benefit; or

  (iii)   a service pension (other than a carer service pension);

    at any time after the person's special date of eligibility for income support supplement; and

  (f)   the person has not already received:

  (i)   another pension bonus; or

  (ii)   a pension bonus within the meaning of the Social Security Act.