Section 122B — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Direct deductions at person’s request

(1) This section applies if a person is receiving instalments of a pension, allowance or other pecuniary benefit payable under this Act of a class approved by the Commission for the purposes of this section. (2) The person may request the Commission to make deductions from the instalments for the purpose of making: (a) payments to the Commissioner of Taxation; or (b) payments in a class approved by the Commission for the purposes of this section. (3) The request must be in the form approved by the Commission for the purposes of this section. (4) If a request is made: (a) the Commission may make the requested deductions; and (b) if it does so—the Commission must pay the amounts deducted in accordance with the request. (5) The Commission may, for the purposes of this section, approve: (a) classes of pensions; and (b) classes of allowances; and (c) classes of pecuniary benefits; and (d) classes of payments. (6) An approval under subsection (5) is a legislative instrument.