External
Departmental Instruction

DATE OF ISSUE:  02 January 1990

DEPARTMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY BENEFITS DIVISION DURING 1989

Attached is a list of Departmental Instructions issued by the Benefits Division during 1989.

2.Some of the Departmental Instructions have been incorporated into the General Orders and some have been replaced by more recent instructions.  These may be useful for general reference purposes but need no longer be retained.

3.Copies of all instructions are available from the Benefits Documentation Unit, Central Office, and may be obtained by contacting Jonathan Levy on (062) 82 5196.

John Rosa

Benefits Documentation Unit

NumberTitleContact Officer

B01/89Garnished Powers Under the Vea andR Harrison

The SWP&A - s205A AND 55C

B02/89Income Test Treatment of Market-LinkedK Faulkner

Investments

B03/89Departmental Instructions Issued by J Levy

Benefits Division During 1988

B04/89British Retirement Income, Effect UponR Moore

Service Pension of Variations in

Exchange Rates

B05/89Departmentally Initiated Reviews (DIRs)R Moore

Assets Reviews

B06/89Rent Assistance - Policy & LegislationM Galt

Update

B07/89Statutory Pension Increase 15 June 1989R Moore

ADP Processing

B08/89Amendments to the Eligibility HandbookP Stevenson

B09/89Campaign Medals and the Farrow CaseM Molloy

B10/89Rent Assistance for Married Couples C McCorry

Living Apart but not Permanently

Separated

B11/89Amendment to General Orders Service I Wilson

Pension

B12/89Clarification of Department InstructionF Geurts

B01/89 (Garnishee Powers Under the VEA

and the SWP&AA sections 205A and 55C)

B13/89Telephone Rental Concession - VoucherC White

Based System

B14/89Statutory Pension Increase 13 July 1989R Moore

Additional Pension for Children - ADP

Processing

B15/89Rent Assistance - Implementation and C McCorry

On-Going Procedures

B16/89Section 15 of the VEA - Meaning of theR Garvan

Term "Finally Determined"

B17/89C'Wealth Superannuation and Defence R Moore

Force Retirement & Death Benefit

Pension Increases - Effect on Service

Pension

B18/89Combined Currency Adjustment & GeneralR Moore              Increase to British Disability Pensions

Paid in Australia

B19/891989 Income Limits for Student ChildrenP Stevenson

B20/89Conduct of an Overseas Income SurveyF Geurts

Arising from the April 1989 Economic

Statement

B21/89Extension of Benefits to AustralianR Garvan

Service Personnel Serving In Namibia

B22/89Continuation of Claims/Applications ByR Garvan

the Legal Personal Representative or

other Authorised Representative Following

a Person's Death

B23/89Rent Assistance - Policy & LegislationM Galt

Update

B24/89New Zealand Pensions General Increase -R Moore

1 April 1989

B25/89Veterans' Affairs Legislation AmendmentM Molloy

Act 1989 - Changes Affecting Income

Support

B26/89Currency Adjustments to British R Moore

Disability Pensions Paid in Australia

B27/89Obtaining Information: CommonwealthP Stevenson               Superannuation and DFRDB Recipients

B28/89Commonwealth Superannuation & Defence R Moore

Force Retirement Benefit and Death

Benefit Pension Increases - Effect on

Service Pension - 16 November 1989

B29/89British Retirement Income (BRI) EffectL Green

Effect Upon Service Pension of

Variations in the Exchange Rate of

Pounds Sterling

B30/89Statutory Pension Increase 16 Nov 1989R Moore

ADP Processing

B31/89Issue of the 1990 Pensioner ConcessionR Moore

Cards and Vouchers Produced November

1989

B32/89Currency Adjustments to British Dis-R Moore

Disability Pensions Paid in Australia

B33/89Grant of Telephone Rental ConcessionsC White

to All World War 1 Veterans

B34/89Revaluations of Property Assets 1989/90G Del Casale

B35/89Carer's Pension for Non-Relatives andF Widawski

Bar to Dual Eligibility for Carer's

Pension and Attendants

B36/89Respite CareG Stronach

B37/89Statutory Pension Increases-AdditionalR Moore

Pension for Guardians Allowance from

11 January 1990 - ADP Procedures

B38/89Statutory Pension Increases-EducationR Moore

Allowance and Orphan's Pension from

11 January 1990 -ADP Procedures

B39/89Disregard Imputed Value of Free BoardG Stronach

and Lodging

B40/89Home Equity ConversionP Rogers

B41/89Financial Information ServiceP Loiterton

for Pensioners (FISP)

B42/89Extension of Disability Pension to J Speare

the Wife/Husband of a Deceased

Veteran

B43/89Social Security and Veterans' AffairsS Webb

Legislation Amendment Bills (Nos 3 &

4) 1989 - Income Support Items