Section 57 — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Persons who may seek review of certain decisions

(1) A claimant who is dissatisfied with a decision of the Commission: (a) in relation to a claim for a qualifying service determination under section 35B; or (b) in relation to a claim for a service pension or income support supplement; or (c) in relation to a request under section 52Y (financial hardship); may request the Commission to review the decision. (1A) A person who is dissatisfied with either of the following decisions of the Commission made under an instrument made under section 45SB may request the Commission to review the decision: (a) a decision that the person is not eligible for a veteran payment; (b) a decision determining the rate of the person’s veteran payment. (2) A person who is dissatisfied with a decision of the Commission: (a) cancelling or suspending a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment; or (b) terminating the suspension of a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment; or (ba) making, or refusing to make, a determination that a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment be suspended instead of cancelled under section 56ED or 56EE; or (c) reducing or increasing the rate of a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment; or (d) refusing a request for an increase in the rate of a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment; or (e) in relation to a request under section 52Y (financial hardship); may request the Commission to review the decision. (3) A person who is dissatisfied with a decision of the Commission under Part IIIAB (pension bonus and pension bonus bereavement payment) may request the Commission to review the decision. However, this rule does not apply to a decision of the Commission under: (a) section 45TE (approval of form); or (b) section 45TG (approval of places and persons); or (c) section 45TO (declaration of non-accruing membership); or (d) paragraph 45UK(1)(b) (approval of form).