{"id":"F2015L01188","name":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2015","slug":"veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":143478,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L01188-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2015","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2015\n\nInstrument 2015 No.R65\n\nI, Simon Hill, delegate of the Repatriation Commission, make this determination under subsection 52ZZZWEA(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n\nDated this 24 day of July 2015\n\nSimon Hill\n\nSimon Hill\n\nDirector\n\nBenefits & Payments Section\n\nPolicy Support Branch\n\nDepartment of Veterans’ Affairs\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability\n\nTrust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2015.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination is taken to have commenced on 1 July 2015.\n\n3 Revocation\n\nThe Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2014 is revoked.\n\n4 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\n5 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 $11,250 for the 2015-2016 financial year.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1465},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine annual update that replaces the 2014 determination with the same purpose and legal structure. It maintains the existing framework of setting annual discretionary spending caps for Special Disability Trusts without expanding the scope beyond updating the dollar figure."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short sections total","Just 2 defined terms (Act and special disability trust)","Single operative provision stating one dollar amount","No exceptions, conditions or cross-references beyond the enabling legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the 2015–16 discretionary spending cap for Special Disability Trusts (SDTs) used by veterans’ families, permitting up to $11,250 to be spent on non-care items (e.g. holidays, recreation, personal quality-of-life expenses) while SDTs remain focused on care needs.\n\nIt applies to SDTs established under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 and matters because spending above the cap can affect the beneficiary’s Department of Veterans’ Affairs pension or benefit entitlements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2015","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2015/documents"}}