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Veterans’ Entitlements (Asset-test Exempt Income Stream—Lifetime Income Stream Guidelines) Determination 2025

The Repatriation Commission makes the following instrument.

Dated 19 June 2025

The Seal of the

Repatriation Commission

was affixed to this instrument

at the direction of:

Alison Frame	Mark Brewer
	AM CSC and Bar
President	Deputy President
Gwen Cherne	Kahlil Fegan
	DSC AM
Commissioner	Commissioner

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary 3

1 Name 3

2 Commencement 3

3 Authority 3

4 Repeals 3

5 Definitions 3

Part 2—Guidelines 4

6 Lifetime income stream—public sector fund or public sector superannuation scheme 4

7 Lifetime income stream—private sector fund 4

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name

This instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Asset-test Exempt Income Stream—Lifetime Income Stream Guidelines) Determination 2025.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after the day it is registered.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 5JA(6) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

4 Repeals

The Asset-test Exempt Income Stream (Lifetime Income Stream Guidelines) Determination 2015 (Instrument 2015 No. R9) is repealed.

5 Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:

asset-test exempt income stream
commencement day
Commission
defined benefit income stream
income stream.

In this instrument:

1998 Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 as in force immediately before 20 September 1998.