B01/1993 DEPARTMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY BENEFITS DURING 1992

DATE OF ISSUE: 04 January 1993

DEPARTMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY BENEFITS DURING 1992

Attached is a list of Departmental Instructions issued by the Benefits Program during 1992.

2.Some of the Departmental Instructions have been replaced by more recent instructions.  These may be useful for general reference purposes but need no longer be retained.

3.Electronic copies of instructions from 1990 are available on The General and paper copies are available from the Benefits Systems Management and Support Section, Central Office, and may be obtained by telephoning (06) 289 6038.

Kristie Wallace

Benefits Systems Management and Support

ATTACHMENT

DEPARTMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY

BENEFITS PROGRAM DURING 1992

NUMBERTITLECONTACT                                           OFFICER

B01/92DEPARTMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS              PAT BOOTH

ISSUED BY BENEFITS PROGRAM

DURING 1991

B02/92PHARMACEUTICAL ALLOWANCE:              LAURENA MILDON

PROCESSING GUIDELINES, ADVANCE

PAYMENTS, ADVICE LETTERS, DEATH

AND BEREAVEMENT PAYMENTS AND

RECOVERY

B03/921992 INCOME LIMITS FOR A STUDENT              PETA STEVENSON

CHILD AND EARNINGS LIMIT FOR AN

EMPLOYED CHILD

B04/92DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL              MUSHTAQ BUTT/

INFORMATION RELATING TO A — WARWICK

DECEASED PERSON AND HIS OR HER — MOLONEY

DEPENDANT

B05/921991 AMENDMENTS TO VETERANS'              TED LYNCH

AFFAIRS LEGISLATION AFFECTING

COMPENSATION MATTERS.

B06/92REDUCTION OF THE DEEMED RATE              PETER LOITERTON

AND AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ACCOUNTS

INTEREST RATES

B07/92TRUSTS              NIGEL

PARMENTER

B09/92EXCHANGE RATE ADJUSTMENTTO              TRACEY

BRITISH DISABILITY PENSIONS AND IN CUNNINGHAM

AUSTRALIA

B10/92MANAGED INVESTMENTS ‑ 9 APRIL              MARTIN DIBB

1992 INITIAL GLOBAL AUTOMATIC

DATA REFRESH RUN

Bll/92 — STATUTORY PENSION INCREASE 2 — TRACEY

APRIL 1992 ‑ BRITISH RETIREMENT — CUNNINGHAM

INCOME (BRI) ADP PROCESSING

B13/92RIGHT TO ACCOMMODATION              HELEN

MACKINNON

B14/92THE ASSESSMENT OF ITALIAN              MASUDA SHEIKH

PENSION INCOME

B15/92INDEXED BRITISH RETIREMENT              JEANETTE RICKETTS

INCOME

B16/92INCOME SUPPORT:              NEIL BAYLES/

1. REGISTRATION AGREEMENT — JEANETTE RICKETTS

2. WORK LEVEL CLASSIFICATIONS

B17/92THE SOCIAL SECURITY AGREEMENT              PATRICIA WEBB

BETWEEN THE NETHERLANDS AND

THE AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL SECURITY

B18/92A GENERAL INCREASE AND              MURRAY

CURRENCY ADJUSTMENT TO BRITISH — CHYNOWETH

PENSIONS PAID IN AUSTRALIA

Bl9/92 — 1991/92 RENT VERIFICATION EXERCISE — HELEN MacKINNON

B20/92BRITISH RETIREMENT INCOME (BRI)              TRACEY

EFFECT UPON SP OF VARIATIONS IN — CUNNINGHAM

THE EXCHANGE RATE OF POUNDS

STIRLING

B21/92PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING              JEANETTE RICKETTS

VALUATIONS FROM THE AVO

B22/92PARTNER SERVICE PENSION ‑ CLAIMS              NIGEL PARMENTER

OR REVIEWS OF DEFACTO AND/OR

NON‑CITIZEN SPOUSE CASES

B23/92STATUTORY PENSION INCREASE              TRACEY

9 JULY 1992 ADP PROCESSING — CUNNINGHAM

B24/92VICTORIAN STATE GOVERNMENT              BOB BARRASS

BOND OFFER TO DEPOSITORS OF

PYRAMID GEELONG AND

COUNTRYWIDE BUILDING SOCIETIES

B25/92TELEPHONE CONCESSIONS              PETER THORP

B26/92QUARTERLY ADVISES              PETER THORP

B27/92GUIDE TO ASSESSMENT OF RATES OF              FIONA TUCKWELL

VETERANS' PENSIONS

D29/92 — PHARMACEUTICAL ALLOWANCE — TONY WHELAN

PROCESSING "PA ONLY" CASES VIA

PIPS

B30/92DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL              MUSHTAQ BUTT

INFORMATION BY THE DEPARTMENT — WARWICK MOLONEY

OF SOCIAL SECURITY TO THE

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

B31/92NEW CMS ATRIBUTES ‑ LIFESTYLE              JEFF KELLY

RATING AND FORMS D2585 AND D2663

B32/92COMMONWEALTH SUPERANNUATION              TRACEY

AND DEFENCE FORCE RETIRMENT — CUNNINGHAM

BENEFIT AND DEATH BENEFITS

PENSION INCREASES ‑ EFFECT ON

SERVICE PENSION

B33/92CARER SERVICE PENSION ‑ MINOR              TONYWHELAN

LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENT

B34/92ASSESSMENT OF SALE LEASEBACK              MASUDA SHEIKH

AGREEMENTS

B35/92VETERANS' AFFAIRS LEGISLATION              CHRISTA HAGENAUER

AMENDMENT ACT 1992

B36/92MANAGED INVESTMENTS UNLISTED              BOB BARRASS

PROPETY TRUSTS

B37/92PROVISION OF TAX FILE NUMBERS              JOHN FELY

MINOR LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS

B38/92ADDRESS TO SEND REQUESTS FOR              JUSTIN O'SHANNASSY

MEDICAL INFORMATION ON SERVICE

ARMY MEMBERS

B39/92DATA MATCHING PROGRAM ‑              TRACI O'SHANNASSY

CLERICAL PROCEDURES MANUAL

JULY 1992

B40/92AUDITING AND PROCESSING              JEFF KELLY

PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED FOR

CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF SELF

ASSESSED LIFESTYLE RATINGS

B41/92SEPTEMBER 1992 ‑ BULK PROCESSING              TONY WHELAN

& QUARTERLY ADVISES

B42/92NOTIFICATIONFO CHANGE OF              RIC MOORE

CIRCUMSTANCES RECEIVED BY

PHONE

B43/92TFN ‑ DESTRUCTION OF TFN              TRACI O'SHANNASSY

REGISTRATION FORMS

B44/92AUTOMATIC GRANT OF FUNERAL              JUSTIN O'SHANNASSY

BENEFITS

B45/92MANAGED INVESTMENTS "ACCRUING              EDDE BOLANAC

RETURN INVESTMENTS", MEANING OF

"CURRENT ANNUAL RATE OF

RETURN"

B46/92EXTENSION OF REPATRIATION              CES WHITE

BENEFITS TO AUSTRALIAN EX‑POWs

FROM THE EUROPEAN AND KOREN

THEATRES

B47/92ASSESSMENT OF PROFIT ON FRIENDLY               EDDIE

SOCIETY AND DEFERRED INTEREST — BOLANAC

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED BEFORE 1

JANUARY 1988 AND MARKET LINKED

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED BEFORE 9

SEPTEMBER 1988. MANAGED

INVESTMENTS WITHDRAWALS

WORKSHEET

B48/92COMPLIANCE OF DEPARTMENTAL              WARWICK MOLONEY

FORMS/STANDARD LETTERS WITH — PETER MORGAN

THE PRIVACY ACT 1988 — COLIN HASSELL

B49/92BULK ISSUE OF 1993 CONCESSION              PETER THORP

CARDS: PRINTING, DESPATCH AND

PROCEDURES

B50/92PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING              JUSTIN O'SHANNASSY

INFORMATION FROM AUSTRALIAN

MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY

B5 1/92 — PENSION FOR WIDOWS/WIDOWERS OF — TED LYNCH

EX‑PRISONERS OF WAR

B52/92REVISED THRESHOLD FOR GENERAL              LUKE ASTON

WAIVER OF DEBTS

B53/92DECEMBER 1992 QUARTERLY              COLETTE WOODFORD

ADVICES

B54/92ASSET TEST FOR SERVICE PENSION              JEANETTE RICKETS

WIDOWS, WIDOWERS AND NON‑

ILLNESS SEPARATED SPOUSES

B55/92MANAGED INVESTMENTS SAMPLE              EDDIE BOLANAC

RESPONSES FOR INQUIRIES ON HOW

THE CURRENT ANNUAL RATE OF

RETURN IS CALCULATED FOR

ACCRUING RETURN INVESTMENTS

B56/92BUDGET #92 INITIATIVE: TO INCREASE              OONA O'BEIRNE

REMOTE AREA ALLOWANCE WEF

7 JANUARY 1993

B57/92REVISED FORM D2663 ‑ CLAIM FOR              JEFF KELLY

PENSION BY A WIDOW, WIDOWER OR

OTHER DEPENDANT OF A DECEASED

VETERAN

B58/92SELF ASSESSED LIFESTYLE RATINGS ‑              JEFF KELLY

ATTRIBUTE CHANGES

B59/92NON‑COMPLIANCE WITH A REQUEST              TRACI O'SHANNASSY

FOR A TAX FILE NO.

B60/92VETERANS' CHILDREN EDUCATION              MELETA JAMES

SCHEME INCREASED RATES OF

EDUCATION ALLOWANCES FROM

1/1/93

B61/92INTRODUCTION OF THE REVISED              MELETA JAMES

VETERANS' CHILDREN EDUCATION

SCHEME (VCES) 1/1/92