Last amended: 15 August 2022
A person may be regarded as [glossary:permanently incapacitated:58] for the purpose of invalidity [glossary:service pension:245] without need to seek a medical examination where the person is:
Last amended: 1 July 2008
Female veteran pension age applies to females with [glossary:qualifying service:498] in relation to:
Last amended: 3 August 2010
A Comparable Foreign Pension (CFP) is any pension paid by another country that is similar in nature to an Australian income support pension. War, service and restitution pensions and compensation payments from other countries are not comparable foreign pensions, as they do not share features similar in nature to an Australian income support pension.
In order to establish residency, it must first be decided if a person is an [glossary:Australian resident:582]. One definition of an Australian resident is a person who resides in [glossary:Australia:161] and is the holder of a permanent visa. Below are details of what constitutes a permanent visa and temporary visa.
An Act of Grace payment may be made where a person has suffered a loss. Although there is no legal liability on the Commonwealth to meet the loss, it is considered that the Commonwealth bears some responsibility for the loss. In certain special circumstances a person that may not have met the eligibility criteria for [glossary:service pension:245] or [glossary:income support supplement:118] may be considered under the 'act of grace' provisions.
In order to establish residency, it must first be decided if a person is an [glossary:Australian resident:582]. One definition of an Australian resident is a person who resides in [glossary:Australia:161], is the holder of a special purpose visa and is likely to remain permanently in Australia. Below are details of what constitutes a special purpose visa.
This chapter contains information on advance payment of pension and repayment of the lump sum advance.
Lump Sum Advance
Chapter 3.10 Financial Hardship
Chapter 3.3 Service Pension and Income Support Supplement Payability
This chapter outlines the policy information and general features of payment for loss or detriment.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Payment for Loss or Detriment
Chapter 3.1 Service Pension Eligibility
Last amended: 3 August 2010
Section 36JE VEA - Age Service Pension requirement
Section 37JE VEA - Invalidity Service Pension requirement
