{"id":"F2017L01602","name":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Exempt Lump Sum – Tasmanian Special Energy Bonus Scheme) Determination 2017","slug":"veterans-entitlements-exempt-lump-sum-tasmanian-special-energy-bonus-scheme-determination-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":144397,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L01602-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Exempt Lump Sum – Tasmanian Special Energy Bonus Scheme) Determination 2017","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements (Exempt Lump Sum – Tasmanian Special Energy Bonus Scheme) Determination 2017\n\nInstrument 2017 No. R54\n\nI, MARK HARRIGAN, delegate of the Repatriation Commission, make the following determination for paragraph 5H(12)(c) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n\nDated this 6th day of December 2017\n\nMark Harrigan\n\n…………………………………………………………\n\nMARK HARRIGAN\n\n  \n1 Name\n\nThis determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Exempt Lump Sum – Tasmanian Special Energy Bonus Scheme) Determination 2017.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis determination commences, or is taken to have commenced, on 1 December 2017.\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“special energy bonus payment” means a payment made by Aurora Energy Pty Ltd under the Tasmanian Special Energy Bonus Scheme;\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“service pension” has the meaning given to service pension in subsection 5Q(1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986;\n\n“Tasmanian Special Energy Bonus Scheme” means the scheme operated by the Tasmanian Government to provide a one-off special energy bonus payment to eligible Pensioner Concession Card holders and eligible Commonwealth Seniors Health Card holders to reduce the impact of cost of living pressures.\n\n5 Exempt lump sum\n\nIf a person or a person’s partner receives a special energy bonus payment and the person is eligible for, or in receipt of a service pension or income support supplement, then the amount of the special energy bonus payment received by the person or the person’s partner is an exempt lump sum.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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 determination does not change the statutory framework; it only classifies the Tasmanian Special Energy Bonus payment as an exempt lump sum for persons eligible for or receiving the service pension or income support supplement. Its scope is limited to that named payment and those two veteran payments and does not alter treatment of other payments or benefit categories."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrowly targeted rule: one exemption for a named Tasmanian payment.","Cross-reference to Veterans’ Entitlements Act definitions (service pension; income support supplement) requires checking statutory definitions.","Operational verification: administrators must confirm payment receipt by person or partner.","Low administrative discretion: rule is mechanical once eligibility and receipt are established.","Limited scope reduces interactions with other benefits, lowering compliance and enforcement burdens."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument treats a one‑off Tasmanian Special Energy Bonus payment as an \"exempt lump sum\" under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act, so the payment is ignored for means testing of the service pension and the income support supplement. It affects veterans (and their partners) who receive that Tasmanian payment by protecting their eligibility and fortnightly rates from being reduced; the Tasmanian scheme is said to target cost‑of‑living pressures."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination serves its precise original purpose: exempting a specific one-off Tasmanian energy payment from pension income tests. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, technical function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short sections total","4 defined terms, all straightforward (simply pointing to other legislation or describing the scheme)","Single operative provision (section 5) with simple conditional logic: IF person receives bonus AND is eligible for specific pension types, THEN bonus is exempt","No cross-references beyond basic citations to the parent Act (Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986)","No exceptions, nested conditions, or discretionary powers"],"plain_english_summary":"This law ensures the one‑off 2017 Tasmanian \"special energy bonus\" paid to pensioners and seniors is exempt from assessment by Centrelink and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Veterans (and eligible partners) receiving a service pension or income support supplement won’t have their fortnightly payments reduced because of that rebate, so the payment actually helps with energy costs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-exempt-lump-sum-tasmanian-special-energy-bonus-scheme-determination-2017","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-exempt-lump-sum-tasmanian-special-energy-bonus-scheme-determination-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-exempt-lump-sum-tasmanian-special-energy-bonus-scheme-determination-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-exempt-lump-sum-tasmanian-special-energy-bonus-scheme-determination-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-exempt-lump-sum-tasmanian-special-energy-bonus-scheme-determination-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-exempt-lump-sum-tasmanian-special-energy-bonus-scheme-determination-2017/documents"}}