{"id":"F2019L00820","name":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust – Discretionary Spending) Determination 2019","slug":"veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99431,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L00820-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust –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 2019","content":"# ![](image.001.png)\n\nRepatriation Commission\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust – Discretionary Spending) Determination 2019\n\nInstrument 2019 No. R30\n\nI, Wendy Cummings, delegate of the Repatriation Commission, make this determination under subsection 52ZZZWEA(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n\nDated this 12th day of June 2019\n\nWendy Cummings\n\n……………………………………………………\n\nWENDY CUMMINGS\n\n  \n\n1 Name\n\nThis Determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability\n\nTrust – Discretionary Spending) Determination 2019.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on 1 July 2019.\n\n3 Revocation\n\nThe Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust – Discretionary Spending) Determination 2018 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 $12,250 for the financial year commencing on 1 July 2019.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2026},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine annual update that replaces the 2018 determination with a new dollar threshold for the 2019–2020 financial year. The scope remains strictly limited to setting the discretionary spending cap for special disability trusts as permitted by the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short sections with minimal text","Single operative provision setting a fixed monetary threshold ($12,250)","No defined terms beyond references to the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or internal cross-references"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets a spending limit for **special disability trusts** that support veterans with severe disabilities.\n\nThese trusts are primarily designed to pay for a veteran’s care and accommodation costs. However, they can also spend money on “other purposes”—such as travel, hobbies, or personal items—that benefit the veteran but fall outside core care costs.\n\nThis instrument caps that discretionary spending at **$12,250 for the 2019–2020 financial year**. If a trust exceeds this limit on non-essential spending, it may affect the veteran’s pension entitlements.\n\nThe determination replaces the previous year’s version, updating the dollar threshold for inflation or policy adjustments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2019","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2019/documents"}}