Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS (SPECIAL ASSISTANCE) REGULATIONS 1999 - REG 4

  (1)   For this Part, a person has contacted the Department if:

  (a)   the person, or someone on the person's behalf, contacted the Department; and

  (b)   the contact relates to claiming a crisis payment; and

  (c)   the person is, on the day the contact happens, in Australia; and

  (d)   the person claims a crisis payment within 14 days after the day the contact happens; and

  (e)   the Department has a record of the contact.

  (2)   For subregulation (1), the contact may happen by post, telephone, facsimile transmission or email.