Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If:
(a) a veteran dies; and
(b) the veteran is survived by a dependant of the deceased veteran; and
(c) the veteran:
(i) was, immediately before the veteran's death, a veteran to whom subsection 22(4) or section 23, 24 or 25 applied; or
(ii) was, immediately before the veteran's death, a veteran to whom section 22 applied who was in receipt of a pension the rate of which had been increased under subsection 27(2) by an amount specified in any of items 1 to 8 of the Table in subsection 27(1); or
(iii) is a veteran to whom subsection 13(3) applies;
the pension payable to the dependant in respect of the death of the veteran is payable:
(d) without the dependant having to make a claim for the pension under section 14; and
(e) without the Commission having to make a determination under section 19.
Note: For the dependant's eligibility for pension see subsection 13(2).
(1A) If:
(a) a veteran dies; and
(b) the veteran is survived by a person who is a dependant of the veteran; and
(c) the veteran was a prisoner of war at a time when the veteran was on operational service; and
(d) at the time when the veteran dies, the Secretary:
(i) is aware of the person's existence; and
(ii) is aware that the person is a dependant of the veteran; and
(iii) has enough information about the veteran's and the person's circumstances to know that a pension is payable to the dependant under subsection 13(2A);
the pension payable to the dependant in respect of the death of the veteran is payable:
(e) without the dependant having to make a claim for the pension under section 14; and
(f) without the Commission having to make a determination under section 19.
Note: For the dependant's eligibility for pension see subsection 13(2A).
(2) The pension is payable from and including the day after the veteran died.
Note: For the rate at which the pension is payable to the dependant see section 30.