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Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust – Discretionary Spending) Determination 2019

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This determination sets a spending limit for special disability trusts that support veterans with severe disabilities.

These trusts are primarily designed to pay for a veteran’s care and accommodation costs. However, they can also spend money on “other purposes”—such as travel, hobbies, or personal items—that benefit the veteran but fall outside core care costs.

This instrument caps that discretionary spending at $12,250 for the 2019–2020 financial year. If a trust exceeds this limit on non-essential spending, it may affect the veteran’s pension entitlements.

The determination replaces the previous year’s version, updating the dollar threshold for inflation or policy adjustments.

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Repatriation Commission

Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust – Discretionary Spending) Determination 2019

Instrument 2019 No. R30

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

Dated this 12th day of June 2019

Wendy Cummings

……………………………………………………

WENDY CUMMINGS

1 Name

This Determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability

Trust – Discretionary Spending) Determination 2019.

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on 1 July 2019.

3 Revocation

The Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust – Discretionary Spending) Determination 2018 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 $12,250 for the financial year commencing on 1 July 2019.

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1 Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust – Discretionary Spending) Determination 2019

Repatriation Commission

Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust – Discretionary Spending) Determination 2019

Instrument 2019 No. R30

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

Dated this 12th day of June 2019

Wendy Cummings

……………………………………………………

WENDY CUMMINGS

1 Name

This Determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability

Trust – Discretionary Spending) Determination 2019.

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on 1 July 2019.

3 Revocation

The Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust – Discretionary Spending) Determination 2018 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