Section 56K — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Payment may be suspended if instalments not drawn

If a person has not drawn instalments of his or her age service pension, invalidity service pension, partner service pension, income support supplement or veteran payment for a continuous period of 6 months, the Commission may cancel or suspend the pension, supplement or payment. Note 1: An example of a situation where this section is intended to apply is where a person has closed his or her bank account and cannot be contacted to make new banking or other arrangements for payment of the person’s service pension. It is not intended to apply where a pensioner is accumulating pension instalments in a bank account. Note 2: If the Commission cancels or suspends a veteran’s age service pension or invalidity service pension and the veteran’s partner receives a partner service pension, the partner service pension will also be terminated (under section 56E).