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Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2015

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This instrument sets the 2015–16 discretionary spending cap for Special Disability Trusts (SDTs) used by veterans’ families, permitting up to $11,250 to be spent on non-care items (e.g. holidays, recreation, personal quality-of-life expenses) while SDTs remain focused on care needs.

It applies to SDTs established under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 and matters because spending above the cap can affect the beneficiary’s Department of Veterans’ Affairs pension or benefit entitlements.

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Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2015

Instrument 2015 No.R65

I, Simon Hill, delegate of the Repatriation Commission, make this determination under subsection 52ZZZWEA(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

Dated this 24 day of July 2015

Simon Hill

Director

Benefits & Payments Section

Policy Support Branch

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability

Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2015.

2 Commencement

This Determination is taken to have commenced on 1 July 2015.

3 Revocation

The Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2014 is revoked.

4 Definitions

In this Determination:

Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

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

5 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 $11,250 for the 2015-2016 financial year.

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1 Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2015

Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2015

Instrument 2015 No.R65

I, Simon Hill, delegate of the Repatriation Commission, make this determination under subsection 52ZZZWEA(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

Dated this 24 day of July 2015

Simon Hill

Director

Benefits & Payments Section

Policy Support Branch

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability

Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2015.

2 Commencement

This Determination is taken to have commenced on 1 July 2015.

3 Revocation

The Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2014 is revoked.

4 Definitions

In this Determination:

Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

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

5 Discretionary spending for other purposes