Section 35C — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Who can claim?

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a claim for a qualifying service determination must be made by: (a) the veteran who wants to establish that he or she has rendered qualifying service; or (b) with the approval of the veteran—another person on the veteran’s behalf; or (c) a person who wants to establish for the purposes of paragraph 38(1)(aa) or (e) that his or her partner or deceased partner has rendered qualifying service; or (d) with the approval of the person referred to in paragraph (c) of this subsection—another person on the person’s behalf. (2) If the veteran is unable, because of physical or mental incapacity, to approve another person to make the claim on his or her behalf, the Commission may approve another person to make the claim.