Veterans’ Entitlements (Class of Debts — Self Managed Superannuation and Small APRA Funds) Specification 2010
Instrument No.R6/2010
I, ALAN GRIFFIN, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, make this Specification under subparagraph 206(1)(b)(ii) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.
 
Dated this              24th   day of                   January                  2010
 
 
Alan Griffin
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Alan Griffin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[1]           Name of Specification
                This Specification is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Class of Debts – Self Managed Superannuation and Small APRA Funds) Specification 2010
[2]           Commencement
(a)     Subject to (b) and (c), this Specification commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
(b)     Schedule 1 commences or is taken to have commenced when the Social Security (Waiver of Debts — Self Managed Superannuation Funds) (FaHCSIA) Specification 2009 commences or commenced.
               (c)     Schedule 2 commences or is taken to have commenced when the Social Security (Waiver of Debts — Small APRA Funds) (FaHCSIA) Specification 2009 commences or commenced.
[3]           Expiry of Specification
                This Specification ends at the end of 30 June 2010.
[4]           Definitions
                In this Specification:
Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.
APRA means Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.
asset-test exempt income stream has the same meaning as in the Act.
asset-tested income stream (long term) has the same meaning as in the Act.
Commission has the same meaning as in the Act.
market-linked income stream is an income stream that meets the requirements of section 5JBA of the Act, other than subparagraph 5JBA(1)(a)(i).
 
Schedule 1
1.             Class of debts
(1) For subparagraph 206(1)(b)(ii) of the Act, a debt is in a specified class of debts if:
(a)    it is a debt due to the Commonwealth by a person under section 52ZMA of the Act; and
(b)   the debt did not arise because the person knowingly made a false or misleading statement to the Commonwealth or the Commission or to a person acting on behalf of the Commonwealth or the Commission or because the person knowingly provided false information to the Commonwealth or the Commission or to a person acting on behalf of the Commonwealth or the Commission; and
(c)    immediately before the date this Specification is made, the income stream that is relevant for the purposes of section 52ZMA:
                                                                  (i)            was:
(a)    an asset-test exempt income stream; or
                                    (b)  an asset-tested income stream (long term) that was previously an asset-test exempt income stream which failed to meet the requirements of either paragraphs 5JA(1)(b) or 5JB(1A)(b) of the Act; and
                                 (ii)     sourced from a self managed superannuation fund; and
(d)   the income stream that is relevant for the purposes of section 52ZMA:
                                                                  (i)            on or after 1 July 2008 – ceased to meet the requirements of either paragraphs 5JA(1)(b) or 5JB(1A)(b) of the Act; and
                                                                (ii)            after the date the Specification is made - is an account based market-linked income stream within the self managed superannuation fund mentioned in subparagraph (c)(ii).
 
Schedule 2
 
 
1.             Class of debts
(1) For subparagraph 206(1)(b)(ii) of the Act, a debt is in a specified class of debts if:
(a)    it is a debt due to the Commonwealth by a person under section 52ZMA of the Act; and
(b)   the debt did not arise because the person knowingly made a false or misleading statement to the Commonwealth or the Commission or to a person acting on behalf of the Commonwealth or the Commission or because the person knowingly provided false information to the Commonwealth or the Commission or to a person acting on behalf of the Commonwealth or the Commission; and
(c)    immediately before the date this Specification is made, the income stream that is relevant for the purposes of section 52ZMA:
(i)      was:
(a)    an asset-test exempt income stream; or
                                    (b)  an asset-tested income stream (long term) that was previously an asset-test exempt income stream which failed to meet the requirements of either paragraphs 5JA(1)(b) or 5JB(1A)(b) of the Act; and
                                    (ii)  sourced from a small APRA fund; and
(d)   the income stream that is relevant for the purposes of section 52ZMA:
(i)      on or after 1 July 2008 – ceased to meet the requirements of either paragraphs 5JA(1)(b) or 5JB(1A)(b) of the Act; and
(ii)    after the date the Specification is made - is an account based market-linked income stream within the small APRA fund mentioned in subparagraph (c)(ii).