{"id":"F2014L00818","name":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2014","slug":"veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2014","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":91922,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L00818-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust —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 2014","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2014\n\nInstrument 2014 No.R35\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 2013; and\n\n(2) under section 52ZZZWEA(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 — makes this Determination.\n\nDated this 24th day of June 2014\n\nThe Seal of the )\n\nRepatriation Commission ) SEAL\n\nwas affixed hereto in the )\n\npresence of: )\n\nSimon Lewis Jennifer Collins Major General Mark Kelly\n\n………………………………………………………………………………………\n\n    SIMON LEWIS JENNIFER COLLINS Major General Mark Kelly\n    AO DSC\n\nPRESIDENT ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT COMMISSIONER\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability\n\nTrust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2014.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences, or is taken to have commenced, on 1 July 2014.\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 $11,000 for the 2014-2015 financial year.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1321},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine annual update that replaces the 2013 determination with the 2014 version. The scope remains identical: setting the discretionary spending threshold for Special Disability Trusts for the specified financial year."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision setting a dollar amount","Only 2 defined terms in the interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","No substantive cross-references beyond the enabling provision"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets the allowable annual discretionary spending from Special Disability Trusts at $11,000 for the 2014–2015 year. It affects trustees and principal beneficiaries (veterans or their dependents) by defining how much “lifestyle” spending—holidays, hobbies, personal items—can occur without risking reductions to Department of Veterans’ Affairs pension payments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2014","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2014/documents"}}