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VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986 - SECT 59G

Adjustment of single pension rate MBR amount

  (1)   This Act has effect as if, on 20   March (an indexation day ) and 20   September (an indexation day ) each year, the adjusted single pension amount were substituted for the single pension rate MBR amount (see item   1A of the table in section   59A).

  (2)   For the purposes of this section, the adjusted single pension amount is worked out as follows:

Method statement

Step 1.   Work out the amount substituted for the pension MBR amount (see item   1 of the table in section   59A) on that indexation day under section   59C.

Step 2.   Multiply the amount worked out at step 1 by 2.

Step 3.   Work out 66.33% of the amount worked out at step 2.

Step 4.   Round the amount worked out at step 3 to the nearest multiple of $2.60 (rounding up if necessary): the result is the adjusted single pension amount .



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