Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Act 2011 (141 of 2011)

Schedule 3   Clean energy payments under the Veterans' Entitlements Act

Part 2   Clean energy supplements and quarterly clean energy supplement

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

30   At the end of clause 34 of Schedule 5

Add:

Clean energy supplement

(5) If subclause 31(1) or (2) is relevant to the person, this Act applies in relation to the person's service pension as if the person's clean energy supplement (if any) resulting from Module BB of the Rate Calculator were used to work out the rate of the person's service pension.

Note 1: This clean energy supplement is included in the total worked out under paragraph 30(4)(a) (see subparagraph 30(4)(a)(ia)).

Note 2: Subclause (5) causes section 62E to apply. If quarterly clean energy supplement is payable, then no clean energy supplement will be available to be included in the total worked out under paragraph 30(4)(a) (see point SCH6-BB2 of the Rate Calculator).

Note 3: Other effects of subclause (5) include:

(a) the possibility of the minimum amount of fortnightly instalments of the pension being affected under section 58A; and

(b) clause 4 of Schedule 6 affecting the operation of reductions of the maximum payment rate because of the ordinary/adjusted income test and assets test.