Education and Training Scheme
Date of effect 1/07/2008
|
|
Old rate – 1/1/2008 |
New |
|
MRCAETS Primary students (annual amount) |
$214.10 |
$214.10 |
|
|
Old rate – 1/1/2008 |
New |
|
MRCAETS Secondary/Tertiary students living at home (fortnightly rates) |
|
|
|
15 years or younger |
$44.00 |
$44.00 |
|
16 or 17 years |
$194.50 |
$194.50 |
|
18 or older |
$233.90 |
$233.90 |
|
|
Old – 1/1/2008 |
New |
|
Secondary/Tertiary students living away (fortnightly rates) |
|
|
|
15 years or younger |
$332.56 |
$332.56 |
|
16 or 17 years |
$355.40 |
$355.40 |
|
18 or older |
$355.40 |
$355.40 |
|
|
Old – 1/1/2008 |
New |
|
Secondary/Tertiary students homeless (fortnightly rates) |
|
|
|
15 years or younger |
$355.40 |
$355.40 |
|
16 or 17 years |
$355.40 |
$355.40 |
|
18 or older |
$355.40 |
$355.40 |
|
Allowances |
Old rate |
New rate |
|
Pharmaceutical Allowance weekly amount |
$2.90 |
$2.90 |
|
Telephone Allowance |
$88.00 |
$88.00 |
|
Telephone Allowance Internet |
$132.00 |
$132.00 |
|
MRCA rates |
Old rate |
New rate |
|
Special rate disability pension (weekly amount) |
$485.25 |
$485.25 |
|
Wholly dependent partners (weekly amount) |
$291.20 |
$291.20 |
|
74(1) Permanent impairment (weekly limit) |
$267.83 |
$275.86 |
|
80(2) Dependant of the impaired person |
$68,949.20 |
$71,017.68 |
|
82(1) Financial advice limit |
$1,378.98 |
$1,420.35 |
|
138(1)(a) Small amounts of weekly compensation commutation limit |
$172.37 |
$177.54 |
|
206(1) Financial advice limit |
$1,378.98 |
$1,420.35 |
|
216(b) Amount of household compensation weekly limit |
$379.22 |
$390.60 |
|
219(b) Amount of compensation for an attendant weekly limit |
$379.22 |
$390.60 |
|
234(2) Wholly dependent partners |
$114,915.33 |
$118,362.79 |
|
240 Financial advice limit |
$1,378.98 |
$1,420.35 |
|
252 Dependent young person |
$68,949.20 |
$71,017.68 |
|
254 Dependent young person weekly amount |
$75.84 |
$78.12 |
|
263(1)(a) Other dependants |
$68,949.20 |
$71,017.68 |
|
263(1)(b) Limit for total other dependants |
$218,339.14 |
$224,889.31 |
|
267 Funeral compensation limit |
$9,297.00 |
$9,575.91 |
|
104(1), 109(1), 141(1), 144(1), 164(1), 168(1) ADF remuneration loading allowance weekly amount |
$123.85 |
$127.32 |
|
Defence Act 1903 |
Old |
New |
|
Additional death benefit (less amount payable under the SRCA) |
$263,184.20 |
$263,184.20 |
|
Severe injury adjustment (less amount payable under the SRCA) |
$263,184.20 |
$263,184.20 |
|
Dependent child benefit |
$65,796.06 |
$65,796.06 |
|
Financial advice limit |
$1,315.99 |
$1,315.99 |