Residential Care Subsidy Amendment Principles 2000 (No. 2)
I, Bronwyn Kathleen Bishop, Minister for Aged Care, make these Principles under subsection 96-1 (1) of the Aged Care Act 1997.
Dated 27 June 2000
Bronwyn Bishop
Minister for Aged Care
1 Name of Principles
These Principles are the Residential Care Subsidy Amendment Principles 2000 (No. 2).
2 Commencement
These Principles commence on the commencement of the A New Tax System (Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment) Act 1999.
3 Amendment of Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997
Schedule 1 amends the Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997.
Schedule 1 Amendment
(section 3)
[1] After section 21.32B
insert
21.32C Exclusion from determination — GST compensation
(1) This section applies to a person who is receiving a pension under Part II or IV of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 at a rate determined under or by reference to the following provisions of that Act:
(a) for a person receiving a disability pension payable at the general rate — section 22;
(b) for a person receiving a disability pension payable at the general rate including an increased rate for a war-caused injury or disease — sections 22 and 27;
(c) for a person receiving a disability pension payable at the intermediate rate — section 23;
(d) for a person receiving a disability pension payable at the intermediate rate including an increased rate for a war-caused injury or disease — sections 23 and 27;
(e) for a person receiving a disability pension payable at the special rate — section 24;
(f) for a person receiving a war widow or widower pension — subsection 30 (1).
(2) The amount specified is an amount equal to 4% of the amount of pension payable to a person under a provision referred to in subsection (1), as applicable from time to time.
Note 1 Part II of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 deals with pensions, other than service pensions, payable to veterans and their dependants.
Note 2 Part IV of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 deals with pensions payable to members of the Defence Forces or a Peacekeeping Force and their dependants.