5.6.2 Eligibility for Participation in the Scheme
Last amended: 22 April 2014
This section outlines the eligibility criteria for participation in the pension bonus scheme.
DFISA Calculation Examples (ceased 2022)
DFISA was removed 1 January 2022. This is for historical reference only.
DFISA payment differed from expected rate
Some people, eligible for DFISA, may have received less [glossary:DFISA:674] payment than they thought they would receive. There were two reasons that a person may have received less DFISA than the expected rate or may have had the rate calculated as nil. These were where the person was:
Identifying Date of Transfer
Date of transfer is date legal title passed
VEA →
VEA → (go back)
RASF definitions
Section 5PAA(8) VEA
5.7 Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC)
See Also
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
5.5.5 Requirement for Active Involvement of Eligible Descendants
This section covers policy concerning the requirement for an eligible descendant to have been actively involved in the operation of a farm when that farm was transferred to that eligible descendant under RAFS.
5.6.4 Membership Requirements
Last amended: 22 April 2014
This section outlines the membership requirements to accrue a bonus.
Identifying Date of Transfer
Date of transfer is date legal title passed
The date that transfer of a [glossary:farm:68] is effected is the date that legal title is passed. This is shown on the certificate of title.
The earliest possible date that a farmer could be considered for eligibility under RAFS was the date of transfer of the legal title to the land.