Section 45C — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Income support supplement generally not payable before claim

(1) Income support supplement is not payable to a person before the day on which the person claimed, or is taken to have claimed, income support supplement. Initial incorrect claim followed by proper claim (2) If: (a) a person has made a claim (initial claim) for income support supplement; and (b) the claim is not a proper claim; and (c) on the day on which the person made the initial claim, the person was eligible for income support supplement; and (d) the person subsequently makes a proper claim: (i) within 3 months after being notified that the initial claim was not a proper claim; or (ii) if the person was not so notified—at any time; then: (e) subsection (1) does not apply to the person; and (f) income support supplement is not payable to the person before the day on which the initial claim was lodged. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) have effect subject to subsection 45R(2).