Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

If:

a veteran dies; and

the veteran is survived by a dependant of the deceased veteran; and

the veteran:

was, immediately before the veteran’s death, a veteran to whom subsection 22(4) or section 23, 24 or 25 applied; or

was, immediately before the veteran’s death, a veteran to whom section 22 applied who was in receipt of a pension the rate of which had been increased under subsection 27(2) by an amount specified in any of items 1 to 8 of the Table in subsection 27(1); or

is a veteran to whom subsection 13(3) applies;

without the dependant having to make a claim for the pension under section 14; and

without the Commission having to make a determination under section 19.

For the dependant’s eligibility for pension see subsection 13(2).

If:

a veteran dies; and

the veteran is survived by a person who is a dependant of the veteran; and

the veteran was a prisoner of war at a time when the veteran was on operational service; and

at the time when the veteran dies, the Secretary:

is aware of the person’s existence; and

is aware that the person is a dependant of the veteran; and

has enough information about the veteran’s and the person’s circumstances to know that a pension is payable to the dependant under subsection 13(2A);

without the dependant having to make a claim for the pension under section 14; and

without the Commission having to make a determination under section 19.

For the dependant’s eligibility for pension see subsection 13(2A).

The pension is payable from and including the day after the veteran died.

For the rate at which the pension is payable to the dependant see section 30.