{"id":"F2007L04159","name":"Veterans' Entitlements (Pension Bonus Bereavement Payment - Disregarded Income) Specification 2007","slug":"veterans-entitlements-pension-bonus-bereavement-payment-disregarded-income-specification-2007","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":70292,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L04159-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans' Entitlements (Pension Bonus Bereavement Payment - Disregarded Income) Specification 2007","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements (Pension Bonus Bereavement Payment — Disregarded Income) Specification 2007\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\nThe REPATRIATION COMMISSION makes this Specification under subsection 45UUB (2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n\nDated 21 December 2007\n\nMARK SULLIVAN ED KILLESTEYN W. ROLFE\n\n| President | Deputy President | Commissioner |\n| --------- | ---------------- | ------------ |\n\n1 Name of Specification\n\nThis Specification is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Pension Bonus Bereavement Payment — Disregarded Income) Specification 2007.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Specification commences on 1 January 2008.\n\n3 Definition\n\nIn this Specification:\n\n> Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n\n4 Specification of income to be disregarded\n\nFor subparagraph 45UUB (1) (b) (ii) of the Act, compensation within the meaning of subsection 5NB (2) of the Act that is paid in the form of periodic payments to the person or the person’s deceased partner is specified.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1541},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 2007 instrument performing its intended narrow technical function—specifying that periodic compensation payments are excluded from income calculations for the Pension Bonus Bereavement Payment. No expansion beyond original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision spanning 4 lines","Depends on external definitions in parent Act (subsections 45UUB(1)(b)(ii) and 5NB(2) of Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986)","Only one defined term ('Act') in the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This rule tells the government to **ignore certain injury compensation payments** when calculating eligibility for the Pension Bonus Bereavement Payment—a lump sum paid to families when a veteran dies.\n\nSpecifically, if a veteran or their deceased partner was receiving **periodic compensation payments** (regular ongoing payments for an injury), that money is **disregarded** (not counted) in the income test.\n\n**Why this matters:** Without this rule, families might receive less bereavement support simply because the veteran was receiving compensation for service-related injuries. This ensures injury compensation doesn't reduce the family's entitlement to bereavement payments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-pension-bonus-bereavement-payment-disregarded-income-specification-2007","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-pension-bonus-bereavement-payment-disregarded-income-specification-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-pension-bonus-bereavement-payment-disregarded-income-specification-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-pension-bonus-bereavement-payment-disregarded-income-specification-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-pension-bonus-bereavement-payment-disregarded-income-specification-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-pension-bonus-bereavement-payment-disregarded-income-specification-2007/documents"}}