Section 2 — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Standard categories of family situations

(1) The Rate Calculator uses the following standard categories of family situations: (a) not member of a couple; (b) member of a couple or partnered; (c) member of an illness separated couple; (d) member of a respite care couple; (e) partnered (partner getting neither pension nor benefit); (f) partnered (partner getting pension); (g) partnered (partner getting benefit). Note: See sections 5E and 5R for definitions of those terms. (2) If it is necessary to distinguish between the members of sub-categories of these standard categories, further words of description are added to the standard category label.