{"id":"F2013L01290","name":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2013 (No. R47/2013)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2013-no-r47-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":91124,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L01290-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2013 (No. R47/2013)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2013\n\nInstrument 2013 No.R47\n\nThe Repatriation Commission:\n\n(1) under section 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 — revokes the Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2012; and\n\n(2) under section 52ZZZWEA(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 — makes this Determination.\n\nDated this 28 day of June 2013\n\nSimon Lewis Shane Carmody Major General Mark Kelly\n\n………………………………………………………………………………………\n\n    SIMON LEWIS SHANE CARMODY Major General Mark Kelly\n    PSM AO DSC\n\nACTING PRESIDENT DEPUTY PRESIDENT COMMISSIONER\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability\n\nTrust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2013.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences, or is taken to have commenced, on 1 July 2013.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn this Determination:\n\nAct means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n\nspecial disability trust has the meaning given by section 52ZZZW of the Act.\n\n4 Discretionary spending for other purposes\n\nFor subsection 52ZZZWEA(3) of the Act, the maximum value of income and assets that can be applied by a special disability trust for other purposes that are primarily for the benefit of the principal beneficiary (other than purposes that are the primary purpose of the special disability trust) is $10,750 for the 2013-2014 financial year.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1361},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine annual determination that updates the discretionary spending cap for special disability trusts. It maintains the same scope as the previous 2012 determination and operates within the specific authority granted by section 52ZZZWEA(3) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 short sections","Single operative provision setting a monetary amount ($10,750)","Only 2 defined terms","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Direct reference to only one section of the principal Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets an annual spending cap for **special disability trusts** used by veterans and their families.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Allows these trusts to spend up to **$10,750** in the 2013-2014 financial year on \"other purposes\" (discretionary items) that benefit the disabled person\n- These are expenses beyond the trust's main job of paying for care and accommodation\n- Replaces the previous 2012 determination with the same purpose\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Families who have set up special disability trusts under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 to provide for severely disabled veterans or dependents\n- The trust managers (trustees) who need to know the spending limits\n\n**Why it matters:**\nTrusts can use this amount for things like holidays, entertainment, or personal items that improve quality of life without jeopardising the beneficiary's pension entitlements, provided the spending is primarily for the beneficiary's benefit."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2013-no-r47-2013","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2013-no-r47-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2013-no-r47-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2013-no-r47-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2013-no-r47-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2013-no-r47-2013/documents"}}