Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

The amount of an advance payment of pension is the smaller of the following amounts:

the amount of advance payment sought;

the maximum amount of advance payment payable to the person as worked out as follows:

any amount payable by way of remote area allowance; and

so much of the person’s pension supplement amount (if any) as is equal to the person’s minimum pension supplement amount.

if the pension is a service pension or income support supplement—7.5% of the result of step 2; and

otherwise—13 times the fortnightly rate of pension payable to the person.

each advance payment (if any) of pension paid to the person during any of the 13 fortnights immediately before the application for the current advance payment was made;

each other advance payment (if any) of pension paid to the person that has not been fully repaid.

The amount of the advance payment will be more than the minimum eligible amount for the person (see paragraph 79B(2)(a)).

For advance payment eligible amount, see subsection 5Q(1).