Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to a veteran (other than a veteran to whom section 24 applies) who is being paid, or is eligible to be paid, a pension under this Part 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:
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
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Kind of incapacity |
Rate per fortnight |
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1. |
Two arms amputated |
354.80 |
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2. |
Two legs and one arm amputated |
354.80 |
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3. |
Two legs amputated above the knee |
354.80 |
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4. |
Two legs amputated and blinded in one eye |
354.80 |
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5. |
One arm and one leg amputated and blinded in one eye |
354.80 |
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6. |
One leg and one arm amputated |
354.80 |
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7. |
One leg amputated above, and one leg amputated below, the knee |
112.50 |
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8. |
Two legs amputated below the knee |
75.90 |
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9. |
One arm amputated and blinded in one eye |
65.20 |
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10. |
One leg amputated and blinded in one eye |
65.20 |
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11. |
One leg amputated above the knee |
32.60 |
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12. |
One leg amputated below the knee |
17.10 |
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13. |
One arm amputated above the elbow |
32.60 |
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14. |
One arm amputated below the elbow |
17.10 |
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15. |
Blinded in one eye |
25.20 |
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the rate at which pension is payable under section 22, 23 or 25 to a veteran to whom this section applies is a rate equal to the sum of:
(a) the rate applicable to that pension under section 22, 23 or 25, as the case requires; and
(b) the rate specified in column 2 of the table in subsection (1) of this section opposite to the description of the kind of incapacity described in column 1 from which the veteran is suffering.
(3) If the rate calculated in accordance with subsection (2) in respect of the pension payable to a veteran exceeds:
(a) if section 25A applies to the veteran--the rate specified in subsection 24(6); or
(b) otherwise--the rate specified in subsection 24(4);
the rate must be reduced by the amount of the excess.
(4) For the purpose of the application of a table in subsection (1) to and in relation to a veteran:
(a) amputation of an arm of a veteran below the elbow shall, if the elbow action is lost as a result of the amputation, be treated as if an arm of the veteran had been amputated above the elbow;
(b) amputation of a leg of a veteran below the knee shall, if the knee action is lost as a result of the amputation, be treated as if a leg of the veteran had been amputated above the knee;
(c) amputation of a foot of a veteran shall be treated as amputation of a leg of the veteran below the knee;
(d) amputation of a hand of a veteran shall be treated as amputation of an arm of the veteran below the elbow; and
(e) a leg, foot, hand or arm that has been rendered permanently and wholly useless shall be treated as having been amputated.
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