Section 45TC — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Qualification for pension bonus

Deferral of age service pension (1) A person is qualified for a pension bonus if: (a) the person starts to receive an age service pension at or after the time when the person makes a claim for the pension bonus; and (b) the person has not received an age service pension at any time before making a claim for the pension bonus; and (c) the person is registered as a member of the pension bonus scheme; and (d) the person has accrued at least one full-year bonus period while registered as a member of the pension bonus scheme; and (e) the person has not received: (i) a social security pension (other than a carer payment); or (ii) a social security benefit; or (iii) a service pension (other than an age service pension or a carer service pension); or (iv) income support supplement (other than income support supplement that is payable as a result of the operation of subclause 8(3) of Schedule 5); at any time after the person’s special date of eligibility for an age service pension; and (f) the person has not already received: (i) another pension bonus; or (ii) a pension bonus within the meaning of the Social Security Act. Deferral of partner service pension (2) A person is qualified for a pension bonus if: (a) the person starts to receive a partner service pension at or after the time when the person makes a claim for the pension bonus; and (b) the person has not received a partner service pension at any time during the period: (i) beginning on the person’s special date of eligibility for a partner service pension; and (ii) ending immediately before the time when the person makes a claim for the pension bonus; and (c) the person is registered as a member of the pension bonus scheme; and (d) the person has accrued at least one full-year bonus period while registered as a member of the pension bonus scheme; and (e) the person has not received: (i) a social security pension (other than a carer payment); or (ii) a social security benefit; or (iii) a service pension (other than a partner service pension or a carer service pension); at any time after the person’s special date of eligibility for a partner service pension; and (f) the person has not already received: (i) another pension bonus; or (ii) a pension bonus within the meaning of the Social Security Act. Deferral of income support supplement (3) A person is qualified for a pension bonus if: (a) the person starts to receive income support supplement (other than income support supplement that is payable as a result of the operation of subclause 8(3) of Schedule 5) at or after the time when the person makes a claim for the pension bonus; and (b) the person has not received income support supplement (other than income support supplement that is payable as a result of the operation of subclause 8(3) of Schedule 5) at any time during the period: (i) beginning on the person’s special date of eligibility for income support supplement; and (ii) ending immediately before the time when the person makes a claim for the pension bonus; and (c) the person is registered as a member of the pension bonus scheme; and (d) the person has accrued at least one full-year bonus period while registered as a member of the pension bonus scheme; and (e) the person has not received: (i) a social security pension (other than a carer payment); or (ii) a social security benefit; or (iii) a service pension (other than a carer service pension); at any time after the person’s special date of eligibility for income support supplement; and (f) the person has not already received: (i) another pension bonus; or (ii) a pension bonus within the meaning of the Social Security Act.