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Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust - Discretionary Spending) Determination 2011

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This Determination lets trustees of Special Disability Trusts (under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986) spend a limited amount on non‑primary purposes—things that benefit the principal beneficiary but aren’t strictly essential—without risking the trust’s pension and tax treatment.

The safe‑harbour caps are $10,000 for 2010–11 and $10,250 for 2011–12, giving trustees short‑term flexibility to improve quality of life.

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Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2011

Instrument R16/2011

The Repatriation Commission, acting under subsection 52ZZZWEA(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, makes this Determination.

Dated 30th May 2011

Ian Campbell Shane Carmody Major General Mark Kelly AO DSC

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IAN CAMPBELL SHANE CARMODY Major General Mark Kelly AO DSC

PRESIDENT DEPUTY PRESIDENT COMMISSIONER

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability

Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2011

2 Commencement

This Determination is taken to have commenced on 1 January 2011.

3 Definitions

In this Determination:

Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

special disability trust has the meaning given by section 52ZZZW of the Act.

4 Discretionary spending for other purposes

For subsection 52ZZZWEA(3) of the Act, the maximum value of income and assets that can be applied by a special disability trust for other purposes that are primarily for the benefit of the principal beneficiary (other than purposes that are the primary purpose of the special disability trust) is:

(a) $10,000 for the 2010-2011 financial year; and

(b) $10,250 for the 2011-2012 financial year.

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1 Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust - Discretionary Spending) Determination 2011