{"id":"F2015L00117","name":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Income Exempt Lump Sum – North Korean internment Compensation) Determination 2015","slug":"veterans-entitlements-income-exempt-lump-sum-north-korean-internment-compensation-determination-2015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":92688,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L00117-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Income Exempt Lump Sum – North Korean internment Compensation) Determination 2015","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: _\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)\n\n \n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\n \n\nVeterans’ Entitlements (Income Exempt Lump Sum – North Korean internment Compensation) Determination 2015\n\n \n\nInstrument 2015 No. R17\n\n \n\nI, MARK HARRIGAN, delegate of the Repatriation Commission, hereby determine under paragraph 5H(12)(c) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (VEA) that the amount specified in Part 2 is an exempt lump sum for the purposes of the definition of “ordinary income” in subsection 5H(1) of the VEA. \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated this  2nd  day of February    2015\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nMark Harrigan\n\n…………………………………………………………\n\nMARK HARRIGAN\n\n\nPart 1: Preliminary and Interpretation\n\n1.1 Name of determination\n\n This determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Income Exempt Lump               Sum – North Korean internment Compensation) Determination 2015.\n\n1.2 Commencement\n\n This determination commences on the day after registration.\n\n1.3 Revocation\n\n The Veterans’ Entitlements Income Exempt Lump Sum Determination               No. 7 of 2004 is revoked.\n\n1.4 Definition\n\n In this determination:\n\n \n\n compensation payment means a compensation payment made under               Part 2 (Compensation payments for North Korean internment) of the               Veterans’ Entitlements (Clarke Review) Act 2004.\n\n## Part 2: Exempt Lump Sum\n\n2.1 If a person receives a compensation payment, then the amount is an               exempt lump sum.\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1588},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument simply remakes and updates the previous 2004 determination (No. 7 of 2004) without altering the scope of the exemption. The policy intent remains limited to exempting North Korean internment compensation from income tests."},"complexity_factors":["Only one defined term ('compensation payment')","Single operative provision with no conditional logic or exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to the enabling Act and the Clarke Review Act)","Extremely short length (less than one page)"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination ensures that **compensation payments for North Korean internment do not count as income** when calculating veterans' pensions and benefits.\n\nUnder the *Veterans' Entitlements Act*, lump sums usually count as 'ordinary income' and can reduce pension payments. This instrument creates an exception for payments made to veterans (or their families) who were imprisoned in North Korea during their military service.\n\n**Who it affects:** Veterans who received compensation under Part 2 of the *Veterans' Entitlements (Clarke Review) Act 2004* for being interned in North Korea.\n\n**What it does:** It classifies these specific payments as 'exempt lump sums', meaning they won't reduce income support payments like the Service Pension or Income Support Supplement.\n\n**Key change:** This replaces an earlier 2004 determination but maintains the same protection for affected veterans."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-income-exempt-lump-sum-north-korean-internment-compensation-determination-2015","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-income-exempt-lump-sum-north-korean-internment-compensation-determination-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-income-exempt-lump-sum-north-korean-internment-compensation-determination-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-income-exempt-lump-sum-north-korean-internment-compensation-determination-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-income-exempt-lump-sum-north-korean-internment-compensation-determination-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-income-exempt-lump-sum-north-korean-internment-compensation-determination-2015/documents"}}