Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Where a veteran is being paid a pension under Part II in respect of incapacity from a war - caused injury or a war - caused disease of a kind described in column 1 of the following table, the Commission may grant to the veteran an allowance, called clothing allowance, at the rate specified in column 2 of that table opposite to the description of that kind of incapacity in column 1:
Column 1 | Column 2 |
Kinds of incapacity | Rate per fortnight |
1. One leg and one arm amputated | 7.20 |
2. One leg or one arm amputated | 3.30 |
3. Both legs or both arms amputated | 4.60 |
4. One leg amputated, causing essential hip disarticulation | 4.60 |
5. Blinded in both eyes | 3.30 |
(2) Where the Commission is satisfied that it is necessary for a veteran who is being paid a clothing allowance under subsection (1) by reason of a kind of incapacity described in item 2, 3 or 4 (in column 1) of the table in subsection (1) to use a crutch or crutches in addition to any artificial aid, that subsection has effect as if the rate specified in that item (in column 2) were an amount per fortnight equal to the amount specified in item 1 (in column 2) of that table.
(3) Where:
(a) a veteran is being paid a pension under Part II in respect of incapacity from a war - caused injury or a war - caused disease of a kind other than a kind described in column 1 of the table in subsection (1); and
(b) exceptional wear and tear, or exceptional damage, to the clothing of the veteran occurs by reason of the kind of incapacity from which the veteran is suffering;
the Commission may grant to the veteran a clothing allowance at such rate, not exceeding an amount per fortnight equal to the amount specified in item 2 (in column 2) of that table, as the Commission deems fit.
(4) Where a veteran is granted a clothing allowance under subsection (1) and is also granted a clothing allowance under subsection (3), clothing allowance shall be paid to the veteran at a rate per fortnight equal to the sum of:
(a) the rate per fortnight at which the allowance was granted under subsection (1); and
(b) the rate per fortnight at which the allowance was granted under subsection (3).
(5) For the purpose of this section:
(a) amputation of a hand of a veteran shall be treated as amputation of an arm of the veteran; and
(b) amputation of a foot of a veteran shall be treated as amputation of a leg of the veteran.
(6) Clothing allowance may be paid to a veteran by fortnightly instalments, or in such other manner as is determined by the Commission, but the amount, or sum of the amounts, of clothing allowance paid to a veteran in any period of 12 consecutive months shall not exceed an amount equal to the sum of 26 fortnightly instalments.