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Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
45TKCancellation of membership
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#### 45TK Cancellation of membership
A person’s membership of the pension bonus scheme is cancelled if:
(a) the person’s claim for pension bonus is determined; or
(b) in a case where the person is eligible for an age service pension—the person starts to receive:
(i) a social security pension (other than a carer payment); or
(ii) a social security benefit; or
(iii) a service pension (other than an age service pension or a carer service pension); or
(iv) income support supplement (other than income support supplement that is payable as a result of the operation of subclause 8(3) of Schedule 5);
at any time after the person’s special date of eligibility for an age service pension; or
(c) in a case where the person is eligible for a partner service pension—the person starts to receive:
(i) a social security pension (other than a carer payment); or
(ii) a social security benefit; or
(iii) a service pension (other than a partner service pension or a carer service pension);
at any time after the person’s special date of eligibility for a partner service pension; or
(d) in a case where the person is eligible for income support supplement (other than income support supplement that is payable as a result of the operation of subclause 8(3) of Schedule 5)—the person starts to receive:
(i) a social security pension (other than a carer payment); or
(ii) a social security benefit; or
(iii) a service pension (other than a carer service pension);
at any time after the person’s special date of eligibility for income support supplement; or
(e) the person does not make a proper claim for a pension bonus when the person claims a designated pension; or
(f) the person requests the Commission, in writing, to cancel the person’s membership.