Policy

Last amended: 12 August 2022

Last amended: 17 May 2004

Treatment at departmental expense

The [glossary:Repatriation Commission:545] may provide, arrange or accept financial responsibility for the cost of treatment of eligible [glossary:veterans:424] and their [glossary:dependants:179] at departmental expense. The eligible person may or may not be in receipt of a pension or have suffered a war-caused injury.

Last amended: 16 July 2012

Full and pro-rata amounts

The full amount of the [glossary:clean energy advance:149] (CEA) is paid to a person if their [glossary:CEA start date:173] is on or before the first day of the relevant [glossary:clean energy advance period:353] (CEAP). A pro-rata CEA is paid in all other cases.    

Legal basis for collecting tax file number

VEA→

The [glossary:VEA:373] provides the legal basis for collecting [glossary:tax file numbers:191].

Information requested must be relevant to payment of pension

Enhanced Compliance Program (ECP)

The introduction of an Enhanced Compliance Program (ECP) was announced in the 2003-04 Budget. For the financial years 2004 to 2008, approximately 10,000 [glossary:compliance reviews:98] will be conducted of the personal and financial circumstances of selected pensioners assessed as being at risk of not being paid the correct rate of pension. This represents 3.8% of pensioner households nationally.

Last amended: 1 August 2014

Specific review reasons

The following table describes the main [glossary:specific review:305] reasons. These guidelines are not exhaustive of all the circumstances that can be subject to review.

How is information requested?

Information is requested from a person by way of a formal notice. The notice can request information in various forms, depending on which section of the [glossary:VEA:373] it is issued under.    

When can claimant or applicant request a review on decisions relating to pension, veteran payment or CSHC?