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Veterans’ Entitlements (Continued Fringe Benefits) Determination 2025

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This instrument replaces the 2015 Determination and sets the rule for continuing fringe benefits under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act. The Repatriation Commission must decide that a person can work more than 8 hours per week and is likely to keep that capacity for the foreseeable future. It affects veterans whose benefit entitlement depends on ongoing medical or work-capacity assessments, because continuation of fringe benefits now turns on the Commission’s finding about hours-capacity and its likely persistence.

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Part 1

Preliminary

Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth of Australia

Veterans’ Entitlements (Continued Fringe Benefits) 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—Continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstances 3

6 Continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstances 3

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name

This instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Continued Fringe Benefits) Determination 2025.

2 Commencement

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

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsections 53B(1) and (2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

4 Repeals

Veterans' Entitlements (Continued Fringe Benefits) Determination 2015 (Instrument 2015 No. R24) is repealed.

5 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

Part 2—Continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstances

6 Continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstances

For subsection 53A(2) of the Act, a continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstance is that the Commission determines that the person:

has capacity to work for more than 8 hours per week; and is likely to have that capacity for the foreseeable future.

Name

1 Name

This instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Continued Fringe Benefits) Determination 2025.

Commencement

2 Commencement

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

Authority

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsections 53B(1) and (2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

Repeals

4 Repeals

Veterans' Entitlements (Continued Fringe Benefits) Determination 2015 (Instrument 2015 No. R24) is repealed.

Definitions

5 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

Part 2

Continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstances

Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth of Australia

Veterans’ Entitlements (Continued Fringe Benefits) 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—Continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstances 3

6 Continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstances 3

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name

This instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Continued Fringe Benefits) Determination 2025.

2 Commencement

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

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsections 53B(1) and (2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

4 Repeals

Veterans' Entitlements (Continued Fringe Benefits) Determination 2015 (Instrument 2015 No. R24) is repealed.

5 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

Part 2—Continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstances

6 Continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstances

For subsection 53A(2) of the Act, a continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstance is that the Commission determines that the person:

has capacity to work for more than 8 hours per week; and is likely to have that capacity for the foreseeable future.

Continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstances

6 Continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstances

For subsection 53A(2) of the Act, a continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstance is that the Commission determines that the person:

has capacity to work for more than 8 hours per week; and is likely to have that capacity for the foreseeable future.

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Part 1 Preliminary

Veterans’ Entitlements (Continued Fringe Benefits) 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—Continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstances 3

6 Continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstances 3

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name

This instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Continued Fringe Benefits) Determination 2025.

2 Commencement

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

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsections 53B(1) and (2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

4 Repeals

Veterans' Entitlements (Continued Fringe Benefits) Determination 2015 (Instrument 2015 No. R24) is repealed.

5 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

Part 2—Continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstances

6 Continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstances

For subsection 53A(2) of the Act, a continued fringe benefits eligibility circumstance is that the Commission determines that the person:

has capacity to work for more than 8 hours per week; and is likely to have that capacity for the foreseeable future.

1 Name

This instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Continued Fringe Benefits) Determination 2025.