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Veterans’ Entitlements (Income Exempt Lump Sum – Assistance to Purchase Motorcycle) Determination 2015

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This determination makes sure that one-off payments to help veterans buy motorcycles don't count as income when their pension or benefits are calculated.

What it does:

Treats motorcycle purchase assistance (paid under the Veterans' Entitlements (Special Assistance – Motorcycle Purchase) Regulations 2001) as an exempt lump sum — meaning it is excluded from the definition of "ordinary income"
This ensures the money won't reduce a veteran's ongoing pension or income-tested benefits
Updates and replaces a 2001 determination on the same topic

Why it matters: Without this exemption, a veteran who accepted money to buy a mobility aid (motorcycle) could see their regular pension payments cut, effectively penalising them for using the assistance scheme.

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Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

Veterans’ Entitlements (Income Exempt Lump Sum – Assistance to Purchase Motorcycle) Determination 2015

Instrument 2015 No. R15

I, MARK HARRIGAN, delegate of the Repatriation Commission, hereby determine under paragraph 5H(12)(c) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (VEA) that the amount specified in Part 2 is an exempt lump sum for the purposes of the definition of “ordinary income” in subsection 5H(1) of the VEA.

Dated this 2nd day of February 2015

Mark Harrigan

…………………………………………………………………..

MARK HARRIGAN

Part 1: Preliminary and Interpretation

1.1 Name of determination

This determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Income Exempt Lump Sum – Assistance to Purchase Motorcycle) Determination 2015.

1.2 Commencement of determination

This determination commences on the day after registration.

1.3 Revocation

The Veterans’ Entitlements Income Exempt Lump Sum Determination No. 6 of 2001 is revoked.

1.4 Definition

In this determination:

Regulations means the Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Assistance – Motorcycle Purchase) Regulations 2001.

Part 2: Exempt Lump Sum

2.1 An amount received by a person in accordance with the Regulations, on or after the commencement of this Determination, is an exempt lump sum.

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Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

Veterans’ Entitlements (Income Exempt Lump Sum – Assistance to Purchase Motorcycle) Determination 2015

Instrument 2015 No. R15

Dated this 2nd day of February 2015

Mark Harrigan

…………………………………………………………………..

MARK HARRIGAN

Part 1: Preliminary and Interpretation

1.1 Name of determination

This determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Income Exempt Lump Sum – Assistance to Purchase Motorcycle) Determination 2015.

1.2 Commencement of determination

This determination commences on the day after registration.

1.3 Revocation

The Veterans’ Entitlements Income Exempt Lump Sum Determination No. 6 of 2001 is revoked.

1.4 Definition

In this determination:

Regulations means the Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Assistance – Motorcycle Purchase) Regulations 2001.

Part 2: Exempt Lump Sum

2.1 An amount received by a person in accordance with the Regulations, on or after the commencement of this Determination, is an exempt lump sum.