Last amended: 15 August 2013
This section describes how payments under the MRCA and the Defence Act 1903 are indexed.
Category | Indexation date(s)... | Reference quarter | Base quarter | Rounding base | Rate calculated under... |
Special rate disability compensation payment* | 20 March 20 September | Weekly payment not indexed but set as equal to 50% of the fortnightly special rate (T&PI) of disability compensation payment under the VEA | Section 198(2) [2], MRCA
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Energy supplement for special rate disability compensation payment | 20 March 20 September | Weekly payment not indexed but set as equal to 50% of the fortnightly energy supplement rate for special rate of disability compensation payment under the VEA. | Section 209A [3], 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) [4], MRCA
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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) [4], MRCA | ||
Energy supplement for wholly dependent partner payment | 20 March 20 September | Weekly payment not indexed but set as equal to 50% of the fortnightly energy supplement rate for war widows/widowers under the VEA. | Section 238A [5], 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. |
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Periodic permanent impairment payment | 1 July | December quarter | December quarter prior to the reference quarter | $0.01, rounded off | Section 74 [6], MRCA
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Energy supplement for permanent impairment payment | 1 July | December quarter | December quarter prior to the reference quarter | $0.01, rounded off
| Section 404(1A) [7], MRCA |
Weekly payments
| 1 July | December quarter | December quarter prior to the reference quarter | $0.01, rounded off |
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Lump sums
| 1 July | December quarter | December quarter prior to the reference quarter | $0.01, rounded off |
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MRCA Supplement
| 1 January | Not indexed but set as equal to the rate of veterans supplement under VEA sections 118C and 118D [19] |
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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 |
Category | Indexation date(s)... | Reference quarter | Base quarter | Rounding base | Rate calculated under... |
Additional death benefit
| 1 July | December quarter | December quarter prior to the previous December quarter | $0.01, rounded off | Defence Determination 2005/15 |
Dependent child benefit | |||||
Severe injury adjustment
| 1 July | December quarter | December quarter prior to the reference quarter | $0.01, rounded off | Defence Determination 2005/15 |
Financial advice limit |
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Links
[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=comment/reply/19233%23comment-form
[2] https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A01285/2024-01-01/2024-01-01/text/original/epub/OEBPS/document_1/document_1.html#_Toc155887815
[3] clik://LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S209A
[4] clik://LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S234
[5] clik://LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S238A
[6] clik://LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S74
[7] clik://LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S404
[8] clik://LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S138
[9] clik://LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S216
[10] clik://LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S219
[11] clik://LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S254
[12] clik://LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S183
[13] clik://LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S80
[14] clik://LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S206
[15] clik://LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S240
[16] clik://LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S252
[17] clik://LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S263
[18] clik://LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S267
[19] clik://LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S118
[20] clik://LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S223
[21] clik://LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S247
[22] clik://LEGIS/MRC-ACTS/MRCA/S302
[23] clik://LEGIS/MRC-INST/2012/04-Multiple Entitlement Exclusion