Section 60 — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: When this Part applies

(1) This Part applies to a person if: (a) the person is receiving a service pension or income support supplement (the main payment); and (b) the person is residing in Australia and: (i) is in Australia; or (ii) is temporarily absent from Australia and has been so for a continuous period not exceeding 6 weeks. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), it does not matter if the rate of the person’s main payment would become nil were an election by the person under subsection 60A(1) to come into force.