Category

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Reference quarter

Base quarter

Rounding base

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Special rate disability pension*

20 March

20 September

Weekly payment not indexed but set as equal to 50% of the fortnightly special rate (T&PI) of disability pension under the VEA

[glossary:Section 198(2) MRCA

Clean energy supplement:LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S198] for special rate disability pension

20 March

20 September

Weekly payment not indexed but set as equal to 50% of the fortnightly clean energy supplement rate for special rate of disability pension under the VEA.

Section 209A MRCA

Wholly dependent partner's lump sum compensation*

N/A

Not indexed but determined by reference to the weekly wholly dependent partner rate and the partner's age.

Subsection 234(4) MRCA

Wholly dependent partner's weekly compensation*

20 March

20 September

Weekly payment not indexed but set as equal to 50% of the fortnightly war widow's / widower's pension under the VEA

Subsection 234(5) MRCA

Clean energy supplement for wholly dependent partner payment

20 March

20 September

Weekly payment not indexed but set as equal to 50% of the fortnightly clean energy supplement rate for war widows/widowers under the VEA.

Section 238A MRCA

Periodic permanent impairment payment lump sum

N/A

Not indexed but determined by reference to the weekly periodic impairment payment rate and the member's age.

Periodic permanent impairment payment

1 July

December quarter

December quarter prior to the reference quarter

$0.01, rounded off

Section 74 MRCA

Clean energy supplement for permanent impairment payment

1 July

December quarter

December quarter prior to the reference quarter

$0.01, rounded off

Section 404(1A) MRCA

Weekly payments

• Incapacity payment commutation limit
• Household services compensation
• Attendant care services

• Weekly compensation following a member's death for dependent eligible young person
• ADF remuneration loading allowance

1 July

December quarter

December quarter prior to the reference quarter

$0.01, rounded off

• Paragraph 138(1)(a), MRCA

• Paragraph 216(b), MRCA
• Paragraph 219(b), MRCA
• Section 254, MRCA

• Section 183, MRCA

Lump sums

• Eligible young person maximum permanent impairment compensation
• Financial advice compensation

• Additional compensation following a member's death for wholly dependent partner
• Compensation following a member's death for dependent eligible young person
• Compensation following a member's death for each other dependant
• Total compensation following death for all other dependants
• Funeral expenses compensation

1 July

December quarter

December quarter prior to the reference quarter

$0.01, rounded off

• Subsection 80(2), MRCA

• <a href="//clik.dva.gov.au/82%281%29">82(1), 206(1), 240, MRCA
• Subsection 234(2), MRCA

• Section 252, MRCA

• Paragraph 263(1)(a), MRCA

• Paragraph 263(1)(b), MRCA

• Paragraph 267(3)(a), MRCA

MRCA Supplement

1 January

Not indexed but set as equal to the rate of veterans supplement under VEA sections 118C and 118D

Section 223, MRCA

Section 247, MRCA

Section 302, MRCA

Education allowances

1 January

June quarter

Highest June quarter prior to the reference quarter

$0.10 p/f, rounded off

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and Training Scheme

Instrument 2004 No. M4

Category

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Additional death benefit

1 July

December quarter

December quarter prior to the reference quarter

$0.01, rounded off

Defence Determination 2005/15

Severe injury adjustment

Dependent child benefit

Financial advice limit