Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

Veterans’ Entitlements (Income Exempt Lump Sum — F-111 Deseal/Reseal Lump Sum Payment) Determination 2015

Instrument 2015 No. R20

I, MARK HARRIGAN delegate of the Repatriation Commission, hereby determine under paragraph 5H(12)(c) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (VEA) that the amount specified in Part 2 is an exempt lump sum for the purposes of the definition of “ordinary income” in subsection 5H(1) of the VEA.

Dated this  2nd  day of February   2015

Mark Harrigan………………………………………………………………….

MARK HARRIGAN

Part 1: Preliminary and Interpretation

1.1 Name of determination

 This determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Income Exempt Lump Sum — F-111 Deseal/Reseal Lump Sum Payment) Determination 2015.

1.2           Commencement of determination

 This Determination commences on the day after registration.

1.3 Revocation

 The Veterans’ Entitlements Income (Exempt Lump Sum - The F-111 Deseal/Reseal Lump Sum Payment) Determination No. R18 of 2005 is revoked.

1.4 Definitions

 In this Determination:

F-111 Deseal/Reseal maintenance program means the Deseal/Reseal Program conducted by the Royal Australian Air Force and/or contractors upon F-111 aircraft at Amberley, Australia, between 1973 and 2000.

F-111 Deseal/Reseal Lump Sum Payment` means a one-off payment paid by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to participants in the F-111 Deseal/Reseal maintenance program.

Part 2: Exempt Lump Sum

2.1  If a person has received the F-111 Deseal/Reseal Lump Sum  Payment, then the amount is an exempt lump sum.