{"id":"F2021L00371","name":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Weekly Payments – Class of Persons) Instrument 2021","slug":"veterans-entitlements-weekly-payments-class-of-persons-instrument-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":101603,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2021L00371-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\nThis instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Weekly Payments – Class of Persons) Instrument 2021.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsections 58A(3C) and 121(5C) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n\nattendant allowance means the payment under section 98 of the Act.\n\nclothing allowance means the payment under section 97 of the Act.\n\ndecoration allowance means the payment under section 102 of the Act.\n\neducation allowance means a payment under the Veterans’ Children Education Scheme made under section 117 of the Act.\n\nenergy supplement means the payment made under Part VIAAD of the Act.\n\nincome support supplement means the payment under Part IIIA of the Act.\n\nloss of earnings allowance means the payment under section 108 of the Act.\n\norphan’s pension means a payment under subsection 30(2) of the Act.\n\npension has the same meaning as in subsection 5Q(1) of the Act.\n\nrecreation transport allowance means the payment under section 104 of the Act.\n\nveteran payment means the payment under Part IIIAA of the Act.\n\nveterans supplement means the payment under Part VIIA of the Act.\n\nwar widows pension means the payment under subsection 30(1) of the Act (whether to a person as a widow or widower).\n\nNote: terms in this Instrument that are defined in the Act have the same meaning as in the Act.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Class of persons","content":"#### 6 Class of persons\n\n  (1) For subsections 58A(3A) and 121(5A) of the Act, the class of persons who meet the following criteria is specified:\n    (a) the person is an Australian resident living in Australia;\n    (b) the person is receiving a payment under the Act mentioned in subsection (2);\n    (c) the person has identified themselves as:\n    (i) not having access to safe and secure housing;\n    (ii) using emergency accommodation;\n    (iii) a refugree; or\n    (iv) financially vulnerable and significantly disadvantaged.\n    (d) the person\n    (i) has voluntarily agreed to be paid their payment weekly as described in subsection 58A(3A) or subsection 121(5A) of the Act; and\n    (ii) has not revoked or withdrawn that agreement.\n  (2) For the purposes of paragraph 6(1)(b), the payments are:\n\n(a) attendant allowance;\n\n(b) clothing allowance;\n\n(c) decoration allowance;\n\n(f) pension payable under Part II or IV of the Act at a rate determined under or by reference to Division 4 of Part II of the Act;\n\n(g) education allowance;\n\n(h) energy supplement;\n\n(i) income support supplement;\n\n(j) loss of earnings allowance;\n\n(k) orphan’s pension;\n\n(l) pension supplement;\n\n(m) prisoner of war recognition supplement;\n\n(n) recreation transport allowance;\n\n(o) service pension;\n\n(p) veteran payment;\n\n(q) veterans supplement;\n\n(r) war widows pension.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument appears to serve its original narrow purpose: specifying which vulnerable veterans can elect to receive weekly rather than fortnightly payments. It has not expanded beyond this specific administrative mechanism."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 6 sections, with sections 2 and 5 apparently omitted from the provided text)","Simple conditional structure: four cumulative criteria in subsection 6(1), plus a list of 18 payment types in subsection 6(2)","Minimal cross-referencing: only references to specific subsections of the parent Act (Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986)","17 defined terms in section 4, but all are straightforward labels pointing to existing Act provisions","No nested exceptions or complex temporal provisions","Single purpose instrument with linear logic"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument lets eligible Australian resident veterans and their families choose to receive certain veterans’ payments weekly instead of the usual fortnightly schedule. It targets individuals already on veterans’ pensions or allowances who are facing serious hardship (for example homelessness, emergency accommodation, refugee status, or severe financial vulnerability).\n\nParticipation is voluntary and reversible. The change helps people in crisis manage immediate needs like food, shelter, and medicine by reducing the wait between payments."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The instrument specifies the class of persons for subsections 58A(3A) and 121(5A) by listing qualifying payments (s 6(2)), residency and self‑identified vulnerability criteria (s 6(1)(a)‑(c)), and requiring a voluntary, not‑revoked weekly‑payment agreement (s 6(1)(d)). In doing so it clarifies and confines who may receive weekly payments under those Act provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑references to multiple provisions of the Act (authority in ss 58A(3C) and 121(5C)) increase interpretive steps.","Relies on defined terms in the Act (for example, 'pension' per subsection 5Q(1)), so implementers must reconcile definitions (s 4 note).","Enumerated list of many specific payment types to which weekly payment may apply (s 6(2)) increases administrative scope.","Eligibility depends on claimants' self‑identification of vulnerability categories (s 6(1)(c)), creating potential verification and evidentiary questions.","Requires a voluntary, not‑revoked agreement to weekly payments (s 6(1)(d)), which creates a procedural requirement and recordkeeping burden.","A typographical/terminology anomaly ('refugree') in the text may cause interpretive uncertainty for administrators and advisers."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets out who may opt to receive certain veterans’ payments weekly. It applies to Australian residents receiving the listed payments under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act who self‑identify as lacking safe housing, using emergency accommodation, a \"refugree\", or being financially vulnerable, and who have voluntarily agreed (and not revoked that agreement) to be paid weekly."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-weekly-payments-class-of-persons-instrument-2021","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-weekly-payments-class-of-persons-instrument-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-weekly-payments-class-of-persons-instrument-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-weekly-payments-class-of-persons-instrument-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-weekly-payments-class-of-persons-instrument-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-weekly-payments-class-of-persons-instrument-2021/documents"}}