For the purpose of imprisonment, a pension instalment includes:
Other payments that may be affected include:
Last amended: 23 September 2009
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A person who is overseas and is receiving a portable pension from either DVA or [glossary:Centrelink:441] can in certain circumstances transfer to a DVA pension that is also portable without need to be an Australian resident and in Australia at the time of claiming the new pension.
Last updated 25 November 2008
Section 56H VEA - adverse determination
“Portability” is the term used to refer to the entitlement of a person to continue to receive an Australian pension, associated supplements and allowances while overseas.
Both service pension and income support supplement are portable, except in certain circumstances where a person claims such a pension during a short-term period of residency in Australia.
Clean energy advance payments may also be impacted by a period of absence greater than 6 weeks.
Last amended: 15 June 2011
The decision on a case is made based on the level of satisfaction of the delegate based on the available evidence. However this may involve some degree of subjectivity. A delegate should use available resources to achieve consistency in the decision making process.
