Section 56A — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Automatic termination—recipient not complying with section 54 notification obligations

(1) Where: (a) a person who is receiving a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment is given a notice under section 54; and (b) the notice requires the person to inform the Department or a specified officer of the occurrence of an event or change in circumstances within a specified period (in this section called the notification period); and (c) the event or change in circumstances occurs; and (d) the person does not inform the Department or specified officer of the occurrence of the event or change in circumstances within the notification period in accordance with the notice; and (e) because of the occurrence of the event or the change in circumstances: (i) the person ceases to be eligible for the pension, income support supplement or veteran payment; or (ii) the pension, income support supplement or veteran payment ceases to be payable to the person; the pension, income support supplement or veteran payment ceases to be payable to the person on the day on which the event or change in circumstances occurs. Note: If a person ceases to receive a service pension or income support supplement, the person’s eligibility for benefits under Division 12 will generally cease. (2) If the pension, income support supplement or veteran payment ceases to be payable to the person under subsection (1), the pension, supplement or payment is cancelled. Note: In some circumstances, the Commission may decide that the pension, supplement or payment is not cancelled but suspended (see sections 56ED and 56EE).