Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

This section applies for purposes connected with the following payments on or after 20 March 2013:

a service pension;

seniors supplement;

a pension under Part II or IV at a rate determined under or by reference to Division 4 of Part II or subsection 30(1);

Special Rate Disability Pension under the MRCA;

compensation under Division 2 (Compensation for member’s death for wholly dependent partners) of Part 2 of Chapter 5 of the MRCA.

Section 198 of the MRCA sets Special Rate Disability Pension by reference to the rate of pension under section 24 of this Act (so indexation of amounts affecting that rate also affects that pension).

Division 2 of Part 2 of Chapter 5 of the MRCA sets compensation under that Division by reference to the rate of pension under subsection 30(1) of this Act (so indexation of amounts affecting that rate also affects the compensation).

An indexation factor that:

is worked out under section 59D on a day that is on or after 20 March 2013; and

is directly or indirectly relevant to the indexation of an amount provided for by:

subsection 5GA(1) (which provides for the PS rate mentioned in table item 2 of section 59A); or

subsection 5GA(2) (which provides for the PS minimum rate mentioned in table item 2A of section 59A); or

subsection 5GA(4) (which provides for the PS basic rate mentioned in table item 2B of section 59A); or

subsection 22(3) or (4), 23(4) or 24(4); or

paragraph 30(1)(a) or (b); or

table item 2 of point SCH6‑B1 of the Rate Calculator (which provides for the pension MBR mentioned in table item 1 of section 59A);

An indexation factor worked out under section 59D is indirectly relevant to the indexation of an amount provided for by subsection 22(3) or (4), 23(4) or 24(4) or paragraph 30(1)(b). This is because:

section 198 provides for indexation of such an amount by reference to the pension MBR factor worked out under section 59LA; and

the pension MBR factor depends on the increase in the single pension rate MBR amount, which in turn depends (under section 59G) on indexation of the pension MBR amount under section 59C, which involves the indexation factor worked out under section 59D.

An indexation factor worked out under section 59D is indirectly relevant to the indexation of an amount provided for by paragraph 30(1)(a). This is because that amount is affected by indexation under section 59G, which in turn depends on indexation under section 59C.

Once the brought‑forward CPI indexation amount becomes 0, there will be no further reduction of the indexation factor.

Assume that the indexation factor worked out under section 59D on 20 March 2013 is 1.005. The brought‑forward CPI indexation amount in relation to 20 March 2013 is 0.007 (as there has been no previous reduction). That indexation factor is reduced to 1 on 20 March 2013.

In this section:

0.007 less any reduction made under subsection (2) for an earlier day; or

0 if the brought‑forward PBLCI indexation amount for the day under section 198MB is 0.