Last amended: 6 July 2006
The Commission [2] may grant an exemption from direct credit on a temporary basis where account details are temporarily unavailable or a pensioner is temporarily unable to operate an account.
A temporary exemption from direct credit payment may be granted where a pensioner:
Where a temporary exemption has been granted and urgent payment is required, or there is insufficient time available to organise a direct credit payment, a counter cheque may be issued to avoid financial difficulty for the pensioner.
A temporary exemption can be granted without need for the pensioner to apply.
Where a temporary exemption from direct credit payment is granted because a pensioner has not supplied account details, they should advise the department of those details as soon as they are available.
According to Section 179 [3]of the VEA [3], the Commission is a body corporate under the name of Repatriation Commission.
Links
[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16917%23comment-form
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/%23
[3] http://clik.dva.gov.au/legislation-library