Veterans' Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Act 2025 (17 of 2025)

Schedule 1   Single ongoing Act main amendments

Part 3   Other amendments

Division 2   Incapacity payments

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

108   After subsection 30D(2)

Insert:

(2A) However, if:

(a) the person is a veteran who is receiving, or is granted, a pension under this Part at a rate provided for by subsection 22(4) or section 23, 24 or 25; and

(b) the periodic payments of compensation are payments of compensation under Part 3 or 4 of Chapter 4 of the MRCA that are made on or after the date of commencement in respect of a period of incapacity that starts on or after that date;

the rate per fortnight of the person's pension must not be reduced because of those payments below the rate per fortnight that would be payable to the person under subsection 22(2) if subsection 22(2) applied to the person.