{"id":"F2018L01141","name":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Exempt Lump Sum – Redress Payment) Determination 2018","slug":"veterans-entitlements-exempt-lump-sum-redress-payment-determination-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":97830,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01141-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Exempt Lump Sum – Redress Payment) Determination 2018","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements (Exempt Lump Sum –Redress Payment) Determination 2018\n\nInstrument 2018 No. R83\n\nI, EDEL KAIROUZ, delegate of the Repatriation Commission, make the following determination under paragraph 5H(12)(c) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n\nDated this 14 day of August 2018\n\nE Kairouz\n\nEDEL KAIROUZ\n\n  \n1 Name\n\nThis determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Exempt Lump Sum – Redress Payment) Determination 2018.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis determination is taken to have commenced on 1 July 2018.\n\n3 Authority\n\nThis determination is made under paragraph 5H(12)(c) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n\n4 Definitions\n\nIn this determination:\n\n“income support supplement” means the payment called the income support supplement payable under Part IIIA of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n\n“redress payment” means a redress payment made under the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse established by the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Act 2018.\n\n“service pension” has the same meaning as it has in subsection 5Q(1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n\n“veteran payment” means the payment called the veteran payment payable under an instrument made under section 45SB of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n\n5 Exempt lump sum\n\nIf:\n\n(a) a person or a person’s partner receives a redress payment; and\n\n(b) the person is eligible for, or in receipt of:\n\n(i) an income support supplement; or\n\n(ii) a service pension; or\n\n(iii) a veteran payment;\n\nthen, the amount of the redress payment received by the person or the person’s partner is an exempt lump sum.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose: exempting National Redress Scheme payments from veterans' benefits means testing. It has not expanded beyond this specific technical adjustment to income test rules."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 defined terms in the interpretation section","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward conditional logic (two conditions: receipt of redress payment + eligibility for specified benefit)","No cross-references beyond basic citations to the parent Act for definitions","No nested exceptions or complex temporal provisions","Total length is 6 short sections spanning approximately one page","Simple 'if-then' structure without multiple pathways or discretionary elements"],"plain_english_summary":"This law treats National Redress Scheme payments for institutional child sexual abuse as an \"exempt lump sum,\" so those payments are ignored when assessing eligibility or means for the income support supplement, service pension, and veteran payment.  \n\nIt protects veterans (and their partners) who receive redress from having that compensation reduce or cancel their existing veterans' benefits."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not broaden or reduce other veterans’ entitlements; it declares that redress payments are to be disregarded as lump-sum income for three specified veterans’ payments. There is no textual evidence in the instrument that it alters the underlying statutory eligibility rules beyond that disregarding effect."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow substantive scope: single, clear effect—declare redress payments exempt for three specified veterans’ payments.","Relies on external definitions and schemes: depends on the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 for terms (eg. service pension, income support supplement) and the National Redress Scheme for what counts as a redress payment.","Retroactive commencement (1 July 2018) requires administration to treat prior receipts consistently.","Delegated instrument: made under paragraph 5H(12)(c) by a Repatriation Commission delegate, so legal basis is subordinate legislation rather than primary law.","Administrative verification burden: officials must confirm whether a payment is a National Redress Scheme payment and whether it was received by the person or their partner.","Limited interaction risk: potential for narrow interpretation issues where ‘partner’ or joint receipts are involved, requiring cross-referencing other VEA provisions."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination says payments made under the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (redress payments) received by a veteran or their partner are treated as ‘exempt lump sums’ when assessing the veterans’ income support supplement, service pension and veteran payment. Mechanically, those redress sums are ignored for eligibility and rate calculations for those three specific veterans’ benefits; it applies from 1 July 2018 and was made under paragraph 5H(12)(c) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-exempt-lump-sum-redress-payment-determination-2018","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-exempt-lump-sum-redress-payment-determination-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-exempt-lump-sum-redress-payment-determination-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-exempt-lump-sum-redress-payment-determination-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-exempt-lump-sum-redress-payment-determination-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-exempt-lump-sum-redress-payment-determination-2018/documents"}}