Last Amended: 27 February 2023
56A of the VEA - Automatic termination VEA - recipient not complying with Section 54 notification obligations
56B of the VEA - Automatic rate reduction VEA - recipient not complying with Section 54 notification obligations
The [glossary:VEA:373] provides the legal basis for collecting [glossary:tax file numbers:191].
Section 128(1) VEA - power of Secretary to obtain information from a person
Section 54A(1) VEA - pension recipient required to give particular information relevant to the payment of pension
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
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.
Specific Review Type | Specific Review Reason |
Aged care |
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.
Notice requesting information
This chapter contains information on who we can request information from, how we request it and how it is provided. It outlines the requirements for imposing a notice requesting information and what the penalties are for not complying with such a notice.
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Most VEA compensation and rehabilitation determinations made on or after 21 April 2025 must be appealed directly to the Veterans’ Review Board (VRB), via VRB lodgement channels, rather than to DVA. Appeal timeframes remain the same for all claim types except Acute Support Package, which has been extended to 12 months. DVA has 28 days to prepare the report for the VRB under section 352D of the MRCA. The Commission continues to have the discretion to initiate a reconsideration of own motion.
