Section 135 — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Application for review—timing requirements

(5) An application under Part 4 of Chapter 8 of the MRCA to the Board to review a decision of the Commission: (a) assessing a rate of pension or increased rate of pension; (b) refusing to grant a pension on the ground that the extent of the incapacity of the veteran is insufficient to justify the grant of a pension; (c) refusing to increase the rate of a pension; (d) reducing the rate of a pension; or (e) cancelling or suspending a pension, or fixing the date of re-commencement of a pension that has been suspended; may be made within 3 months after service on the person to whom the decision relates of a copy of that decision in accordance with subsection 34(2), but not otherwise. (5A) An application by a person under Part 4 of Chapter 8 of the MRCA to the Board to review a decision of the Commission, whether the decision was made before or is made after the commencement of this subsection, refusing to grant an application for attendant allowance under section 98 may be made within a period of 3 months after service on the person of notice of the decision or within a period of 3 months after the commencement of this subsection, whichever last expires, but not otherwise.