It is awarded for the most conspicuous gallantry, or daring or pre-eminent acts of valour or self-sacrifice or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy. The key differences between the Australian and Imperial awards are: Australian Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards. However dozens of his men missed out. National Medal (1975) AU $9.95. a member of the Forces as defined in subsection 68(1), a member of a Peacekeeping Force as defined in subsection 68(1), in respect of whom a pension is, or pensions are, payable under subsection 13(6) and, a pension paid by way of compenstion for incapacity from war caused conditions, or peacetime, peacekeeping or hazardous service caused conditions (other than a war widow's or orphan's pension); or. The Unit Citation for Gallantry is a collective group decoration awarded to members of Australian military units. 4.5.4 Investigation and Review of Statements of Principles, Investigation and Review of Statements of Principles by the RMA, Review of RMA Decisions on Statements of Principles by the SMRC, Part 5 Income Support Allowances and Benefits, 5.1.2 Eligibility Criteria for Rent Assistance, Family Tax Benefit and Rent Assistance Eligibility, Government Rent and Rent Assistance Eligibility, Property Owners and Rent Assistance Eligibility, Calculating the Rate of Rent Assistance Payable, Disability Income Rent Test (ceased 2022), 5.2.1 Eligibility for Remote Area Allowance (RAA), 5.2.3 Determining if a Residence is a Remote Area, 5.4.1 Overview of Home Equity Access Scheme, 5.4.2 Eligibility Criteria for Home Equity Access Scheme, 5.4.3 Administration of Home Equity Access Scheme, Application for Home Equity Access Scheme, Impact of Home Equity Access Scheme on Other Entitlements, 5.4.4 Payment of Home Equity Access Scheme, Calculation of Home Equity Access Scheme Loan, Management and Maintenance of Home Equity Access Scheme Loans, Security for Home Equity Access Scheme Loans, 5.4.5 Review of Home Equity Access Scheme, 5.4.6 Repayment of Home Equity Access Scheme, Repayment of Loan After the Death of Participant, 5.5 Retirement Assistance for Farmers Scheme (RAFS), 5.5.2 Eligibility Criteria for Participation in RAFS, 5.5.3 Requirements Applicable to Farm Transfer, Criteria Applicable to the Farm Transfer Transaction, Transfer Requirements Where Property Owned by Company or Trust, Requirement for Farmer to Divest all Farming Interests, Requirement for Transfer to Eligible Descendant, 5.5.4 Requirements Applicable to Farmer or Former Partner, Requirement for Farmer to Hold Qualifying Interest, Requirements Applicable to Widow/Widower or Former Partner, 5.5.5 Requirement for Active Involvement of Eligible Descendants, Application of Requirement for Active Involvement, 5.6.1 Overview of the Pension Bonus Scheme, 5.6.2 Eligibility for Participation in the Scheme, Basic Eligibility Requirements for Pension Bonus Scheme, 5.6.3 Registration as a Member of the Scheme, Work Requirements of the Pension Bonus Scheme, Record Keeping Requirements for Pension Bonus Scheme Members, 5.6.8 Factors that Affect the Calculation of a Bonus, Change of Marital Status During Qualifying Period, No change of Marital Status - Standard Formula Not Applicable, 5.6.9 Pension Bonus and Retirement Assistance for Farmers, 5.6.11 Bonus Payable to a War Widow/Widower who has Deferred Age Pension, 5.6.12 Pension Bonus and Retirement Assistance for Sugarcane Farmers (RASF), 5.7 Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC), 5.7.4 Date of Effect for CSHC Determinations, 5.8.2 Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) and Associated Benefits, 5.9 Defence Force Income Support Allowance (DFISA)(ceased 2022), 5.9.2 Administration of DFISA (Ceased 2022), DVA and Centrelink Arrangements (DFISA ceased 2022), Social Security Payments Payable at Nil Rate (DFISA removed 2022), ABSTUDY and DAFF Income Support Payments Reduced to Nil Rate (DFISA ceased 2022), Electing Not to Receive DFISA (ceased 2022), Pensioner Dissatisfied with DFISA Rate (ceased 2022), DFISA Calculation and Compensation Recovery Rules (ceased 2022), 5.9.5 Bereavement Payments and DFISA (ceased 2022), 5.10 Retirement Assistance for Sugarcane Farmers Scheme (RASF), 5.10.1 Overview of Retirement Assistance for Sugarcane Farmers Scheme (RASF), 5.10.2 Eligibility Criteria for Participation in RASF, 5.10.3 Requirements Applicable to Sugarcane Farm Transfer, Criteria Applicable to the Sugarcane Farm Transfer Transaction, Transfer Requirements where Property Owned by Company or Trust, Requirement for Sugarcane Farmer to Divest all Sugarcane Farming Interests, 5.10.4 Requirements Applicable to Sugarcane Farmer, Partner or Former Partner, Sugarcane Farmer must be a Qualifying Sugarcane Farmer, Requirement for Sugarcane Farmer to hold Eligible Interest, 5.10.5 Requirement for Active Involvement of Eligible Descendants, 5.10.7 Valuation of Sugarcane Farm Assets, 5.10.8 The Sugarcane Farmers' Income Test, Application of the Sugarcane Farmers' Income Test, 5.11.1 Eligibility for Seniors Supplement, 5.11.4 Administration of Seniors Supplement, 5.12.2 Eligibility for Pension Supplement, 5.12.4 Administration of Pension Supplement, 7.1.1 Overview of Treatment at Departmental Expense, DVA Health Card For All Conditions (Gold Card), DVA Health Card For Specific Conditions (White Card), 7.1.3 Gold Card Eligibility Under The Income/Assets Reduction Limit, 7.1.4 Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Card (Orange Card), 7.2 Treatment under Non-Liability Health Care (NLHC) arrangements, 7.3 Treatment for Unidentifiable Conditions, Special rules applying to some clean energy underlying payments and benefits, Amount and payment of Clean Energy Advance, Special rules applying to some underlying payments, 8.1.1 Overview of Income Support Bereavement Payment, 8.1.2 Administration of Bereavement Payment, Partner Receiving Pension or Benefit from Centrelink, Effect of Suspension, Limitation or Cancellation of Pension, Death of Claimant or Child Before Claim Determined, Automatic Grant of ISS During the Bereavement Period, Non-automatic Grant of ISS During the Bereavement Period, 8.1.3 Single Pensioner Bereavement Payment, Eligibility for Single Pensioner Bereavement Payment, Payment of Single Pensioner Bereavement Payment, 8.1.4 Partnered Pensioner Bereavement Payment, Eligibility for Partnered Pensioner Bereavement Payment, Payment Arrangements for Partnered Pensioner Bereavement Payment, Deceased War Widow/Widower Receiving Service Pension, Deceased War Widow/Widower Receiving Income Support Supplement, Separation Due to Ill Health or Respite Care, 8.1.5 Dependent Child Bereavement Payment, Eligibility for Dependent Child Bereavement Payment, Payment Arrangements for Dependent Child Bereavement Payment, Calculating Amount of Dependent Child Bereavement Payment, 8.2 Disability Compensation Bereavement Payment, 8.2.1 Overview of Disability Compensation Bereavement Payment, 8.2.2 Eligibility for Disability Compensation Bereavement Payment, 8.2.3 Calculation of Disability Compensation Bereavement Payment, 8.2.4 Payment of Disability Compensation Bereavement Payment, 8.3.2 Funeral Benefit for a Deceased Veteran, Automatic Funeral Benefit Grant for a Deceased Veteran, Other Funeral Benefit Grant for a Deceased Veteran or Member, 8.3.3 Funeral Benefit for a Dependant of a Deceased Veteran or Member, Requirements for Claiming a Funeral Benefit, Prepaid Funeral Plan Versus Contributory Funeral Benefit Fund, Part 9 Principles for Determining Pension Rate, 9.1.1 Overview of Income and Assets Test Principles, Assessment Process for Service Pension Payable to Non-War Widow/Widower-Pensioners, Assessment Process for Service Pension Payable to War Widow/Widower-Pensioners, The Income and Assets Test - General Provisions, 9.1.4 Application of the Assessed Rate of Pension, Reductions or Increases in Rate of Service Pension or ISS, 9.2.3 Additional Assessment Rules for Certain Types of Residences, 9.2.5 Special Residence - Assessment Rules, Special Residence - Basic Assessment Rules, Definitions for Member of a Couple Status, Illness Separated and Respite Care Couple, Factors Considered to Assess a De facto Relationship Exists, Regarding a Member of a Couple as Not a Member of a Couple, Definitions for Not a Member of a Couple Status, Separation and Income Support Eligibility, 9.3.4 Effect of Relationship Status on Rate, Effect of Relationship Status on Rate Payable, 9.4.2 Effect of Children on Eligibility for Income Support Pensions, Benefits and Allowances, 9.4.3 Effect of Children on Assessment of Income Support Payments, Effect of Children on Ordinary/Adjusted Income Free Area, Effect of Children on Remote Area Allowance (RAA), Effect of Children on Rent Assistance, Maintenance Income, Bereavement and other means test provisions, 9.4.4 Payments in Respect of Saved Children, Deeming Rate Calculation - Service Pension Couple, Description - Loans, Bills, Debentures, Notes, Bullion & Equalisation Deposits, Description - Government & Semi-government Bonds, Description - Sale of Principal Home or Other Property, Deemed Income from Listed Securities, Derivative Investments & Foreign Shareholdings, Deemed Income from Unlisted Public Securities, Delisted & Suspended Shares, Description - Forms of Income from Share Investments, Description - Foreign Shareholdings & Exempt Stock Markets, Income from Life Insurance Products - Conventional Policies, Deemed Income from Life Insurance Products Regarded as Managed Investments, Deemed Income from Public Unit Trust Investments, Deemed Income from Superannuation & Roll-over Investments, Deemed Income from Other Managed Investments, 9.5.7 Deemed Income from Account-Based Income Streams, 9.6.3 Disposal Date for Deprived Income and Assets, 9.6.4 Treatment of Income and Assets Disposals, 9.6.5 Deprivation of Assets - Effect on Income, 9.6.6 Deprivation Related to Trusts and Private Companies, 9.6.7 Deprivation Related to Deceased Estates and Separation, 9.6.8 Deprivation Related to Home and Accommodation Transfers, 9.6.9 Deprivation Related to Farm Transfers, 9.6.10 Deprivation Related to Private Annuities, 9.7.2 Indexation of Pensions and Allowances, How Certain Pensions and Allowances are Indexed, 9.8 Guide to the Assessment of Rates of Veterans' Pensions (GARP), 9.8.3 Elements of the Degree of Incapacity, 9.8.4 Degree of Incapacity and Assessment of Pension, 9.8.5 Chapter 1 Cardiorespiratory Impairment, 9.8.6 Chapter 3 - Impairment of Spine and Limbs, 9.8.7 Chapter 7 - Ear, Nose & Throat Conditions, 9.8.8 GARP Chapter 10 Sexual Function, Reproduction, and Breasts, 9.9 Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) Cases, 9.10.2 Compensation Offsetting and Award of Compensation or Damages, 9.10.3 Compensation Offsetting and Disability Compensation Payment, 9.10.4 Compensation Offsetting and War Widow's/Widower's Pension or Orphan's Pension, 9.11.2 General Compensation Recovery Provisions, Application of Compensation Recovery Provisions, Compensation Payments Excluded from Part IIIC Compensation Recovery Provisions, Application of the Special Circumstances Provisions, General Provisions for Lump Sum Compensation Payments, Treatment of Certain Lump Sum Compensation Payments, Assessment of Lump Sum Compensation Payments, Determining the Rate of Income for Pensions, Rate of Income - Couples, Blind Pensioners and Children, Exempt Lump Sum Determinations under the VEA, Notification Obligations and Date of Effect, Pension Reassessment at the End of the Review Period, 10.1.5 Income from Overseas, including Pensions, War Pensions, War Widow/er's Pension and Restitution Payments, Restitution Payments - National Socialist (Nazi) Persecution, Restitution Payments - Germany and Austria, Restitution Payments for POW Japan - Commonwealth and Allied Countries, Income from Sale of Property - Payments Deferred or by Instalments, Income from Property Settlements and Life Interest, Income from Education Scholarships, Prizes and Allowances, Income from Gifts, Legacies and Royalties, 10.1.8.3 Veterans' Vocational Rehabilitation Scheme, Assessing Assets with Encumbrances and Loans, Assessing Assets where Beneficial Interest Arises, Value of Assets not Readily Accessible and Asset-tested Income Streams, Disregarded Assets Relating to the Principal Home, Disregarded Assets Relating to Deceased Estates and Funeral Expenses, Disregarded Assets Relating to Refund of Accommodation Bond, 10.2.4 Assessing Personal Assets and Investments, Assets Value of Personal Effects, Household Contents, Vehicles and Cash, Assets Value of Bank, Building Society and Credit Union Accounts, Assets Value of Fixed Deposits, Bonds, Debentures and Securities, Assets Value of Shares in Public Companies, Assessing Loans and Guarantor Arrangements, 10.3.1 Overview of Business Structures and Trusts, 10.3.2 Assessing the Income and Assets of Sole Traders and Partnerships, General Provisions for Sole Traders and Partnerships, Assessment of Income for Sole Traders and Partnerships, Allowable Deductions for Sole Traders and Partnerships, Assessment of Business Losses for Sole Traders and Partnerships, Summary of Assessable Income for Sole Traders and Partnerships, Summary of Assessable Assets of Sole Traders and Partnerships, Summary of Assessable Assets of Sole Traders Only, Summary of Assessable Assets of Partnerships Only, 10.3.3 Assessing the Income & Assets from Private Companies pre 01/01/2002, Assessable Income from Private Companies pre 01/01/2002, Assessable Assets from Private Companies & Unlisted Public Companies, Treatment of Assessable Assets - Private & Unlisted Public Companies - Not Assessed under New T & C Rules, 10.3.4 Assessing the Income & Assets from Trusts pre 01/01/2002, General Provisions for Trusts pre 01/01/2002, Assessable Income from Discretionary Trusts pre 01/01/2002, Assessable Assets from Discretionary Trusts pre 01/01/2002, Assessable Income from Non-discretionary Trusts pre 01/01/2002, Assessable Assets from Non-discretionary Trusts pre 01/01/2002, Summary of Assessable Income from Trusts pre 01/01/2002, Assessable Income and Assets from Statutory Trusts pre 01/01/2002, 10.3.5 Assessing the Income & Assets from Primary Production, Assessable Income & Assets from Primary Production, Primary Production Aggregation Assessment for Sole Traders & Partnerships, Primary Production Aggregation Assessment for Companies & Trusts, 10.3.6 Attribution Guidelines for Private Trusts & Private Companies - From 01/01/2002, 10.3.7 Attribution Percentage & Derivation and Attribution Period - From 01/01/2002, 10.3.8 Other Trust Matters - From 01/01/2002, Discretionary Trust, Rural Succession Trust, and Fixed Unit Trust, Assessable Income & Assets from a Court-Ordered (Statutory) Trust, 10.3.9 Assessing the Assets of a Private Trust or Company - From 01/01/2002, Valuation of the Assets of a Designated Private Trust & Company, An Excluded Asset of a Controlled Private Trust or Company, Security of Tenure - Home owned by a Private Company or Trust, Homeowner & Non-Homeowner where Home is owned by a Private Company or Trust, 10.3.10 Liabilities of a Private Trust or Company - From 01/01/2002, Non-Recognised Liabilities of a Controlled Private Company or Trust, Recognised Liabilities of a Controlled Private Company or Trust, Apportioning a Liability of a Controlled Private Company or Trust, 10.3.11 Assessment of Capital Injection to a Private Trust or Company - From 01/01/2002, Capital Injection in Return for Equity in a Private Trust or Company, Gifting private trust units where the only trust asset is the pensioner's principal home, 10.3.12 Assessing the Income of & Distributions from a Private Trust or Company - From 01/01/2002, Allowable & Non-allowable Income Deductions, Distribution of the Capital of a Private Trust or Company, Distribution of capital on wind-up of a private trust or company, Distribution of the Income of a Private Trust or Company to an Attributable Stakeholder, Retained Profits and Adjustments for Non-Allowable Deductions, Distribution of the Income of a Private Trust or Company to a Non-attributable Stakeholder, 10.3.13 Reassessment & Overpayments for a Private Trust or Company - From 01/01/2002, Reassessment of a Controlled Private Trust or Company, Examples of Possible Reasons for a Reassessment, Overpayment relating to a Controlled Private Trust or Company, 10.3.14 Resignation from a Private Trust or Company, Resignation from a Controlled Private Trust or Company on or after 1 January 2002, Resignation from a Controlled Private Trust or Company before 1 January 2002, 10.3.15 Deprivation Provisions for Private Trusts or Companies, Disposal of Assets to a Private Trust or Company before 1 January 2002, Disposal of Assets to a Private Trust or Company on or after 1 January 2002, Disposal of the Assets of a Private Trust or Company on or after 1 January 2002, Concessions for a Pensioner Surrendering Control of a Private Company or Trust before 1 April 2002, 10.3.16 Primary Production Private Trust & Company Issues - From 01/01/2002, Aggregation Assessment of a Controlled Primary Production Private Trust & Company, Qualification Provisions for the Primary Production Concession, Example of Primary Production Concession & other Related Issues, 10.3.17 Additional Privacy Guidelines for a Private Trust or Company, 10.3.18 Assessment - Special Disability Trusts, Overview of Assessment - Special Disability Trusts, 10.3.19 Rules and Requirements - Special Disability Trusts, Overview of Rules and Requirements - Special Disability Trusts, Obligations in Relation to Special Disability Trusts, 10.4.3 Assessment of Superannuation Benefits, General Provisions for Assessing Superannuation, General Provisions for Assessing Withdrawals of Superannuation Benefits, Treatment of Non-Pensioner Partner's Superannuation Investments, Asset-Test Exempt Income Streams - Lifetime, Asset-Test Exempt Income Streams - Life Expectancy, Asset-Test Exempt Income Streams - Market Linked, Asset-Test Exempt Income Streams - Defined Benefit, 10.5.3 General Provisions for Assessing Income Streams, Exemptions from the Income Stream Provisions, Determining what Proportion of an Asset Test Exempt Income Stream is Exempt, 10.5.4 Income and Assets Assessment of Income Streams, Income Assessment of Defined Benefit Income Streams, Examples of Defined Benefit Income Stream Assessment, Income Assessment of Purchased Income Streams, Assets Assessment of Defined Benefit and Purchased Income Streams, Means Test Assessment of Asset-tested Income Streams - Lifetime, 10.5.5 Special Provisions Regarding Self Managed Superannuation Funds and Small APRA Funds, Description of Self Managed Superannuation Funds and Small APRA Funds, Additional Documentation Required from Self Managed Superannuation Funds and Small APRA Funds, Assessment where Fund Closes or is in Financial Difficulty, 10.5.6 Special Provisions Regarding Family Law Affected Income Streams, General Provisions for Family Law Affected Income Streams, Percentage Payment Splits - Asset Test Exempt Income Streams, Percentage Payment Splits - Asset-tested Long Term Income Streams, Percentage Payment Splits - Allocated Products and Market Linked Income Streams, Percentage Payment Splits - Defined Benefit Income Streams, Percentage Payment Splits - Lifetime Income Streams, Base Amount Payment Splits - Asset-test Exempt Income Streams, Base Amount Payment Splits - Asset-tested Long Term Income Streams, Base Amount Payment Splits - Allocated Products and Market Linked Income Streams, Base Amount Payment Splits - Defined Benefit Income Streams, Base Amount Payment Split - Lifetime Income Streams, 10.5.7 Life Expectancy Tables, Pension Valuation Factors and Payment Factors, Table of Life Expectancy for Income Streams with a Commencement Day on or after 01/01/2015, Table of Life Expectancy for Income Streams with a Commencement Day on or after 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2014, Table of Life Expectancy for Income Streams with a Commencement Day on or after 01/01/2005 to 31/12/2009, Table of Life Expectancy for Income Streams with a Commencement Day on or after 01/01/2000 to 31/12/2004, Table of Life Expectancy for Income Streams with a Commencement Day on or after 01/01/96 to 31/12/99, Table of Life Expectancy for Income Streams with a Commencement Day on or after 01/05/93 to 31/12/95, Table of Life Expectancy for Income Streams with a Commencement Day on or after 01/09/88 to 30/04/93, Table of Life Expectancy for Income Streams with a Commencement Day on or after 01/07/83 to 31/08/88, Pension Valuation Factors for Defined Benefit Income Streams, Payment Factors for Market Linked Income Streams, Payment Factors for Allocated Income Streams, 10.6.2 Child and Spousal Maintenance Income, 10.6.3 Documentary Requirements - Spousal Maintenance Agreements, 10.6.4 Assessment and Review of Maintenance, 11.1 Income Support Effective Dates and Pension Periods, 11.1.1 Overview of Effective Dates and Pension Periods, 11.1.4 Determining Effective Dates for Variations and Terminations, Variation or Termination Resulting From Response to Section 54 Obligations, Effective Dates for Review Requested by Pensioner, Effective Dates for Post-Bereavement Reviews, 11.1.5 Accommodation Bond Transitional Provisions, 11.1.6 Special Provisions Relating to Deductible Amount, 11.2 Disability Compensation Payment Instalments and Effective Dates, 11.2.1 Overview of Disability Compensation Payment Instalments and Effective Dates, 11.2.2 Instalments and Dates of Effect for Payments, Pensions and Allowances, 11.2.3 Dates of Effect for Determinations Resulting from Reviews, Dates of effect for determinations resulting from Commission reviews, Dates of effect for determinations resulting from VRB reviews, Dates of effect for determinations resulting from AAT reviews, 11.3.1 Overview of Payments to Agents and Trustees, 11.4.2 Effect of Going Overseas on Payment of Pensions, 11.4.3 Effect of Going Overseas on Payment of Supplements and Allowances, 11.4.4 Transfers Between Portable Pensions, 11.4.5 Bar to Portability - Pension Claimed During Temporary Return to Australia, Powers of Commission in Relation to Direct Credit Payments, Accounts into Which Direct Credit Payments can be Made, Payability of Seniors Supplement Where No Account is Nominated, 11.5.3 Exemptions from Payment by Direct Credit, Overview of Exemptions from Payment by Direct Credit, Exemption Due to Difficulty Accessing Financial Services, 11.5.6 Payment Method for Overseas Residents, 11.6.5 Payment of Tax Withholdings to Commissioner of Taxation, Payment of Tax Withholdings at Pensioner's Request, Payment of Tax Withholdings at the Commissioner of Taxation's Direction, 11.7.2 How Payments and Benefits may be Affected, 11.7.3 Redirection of Payments to Partner or Child, 11.9 Powers of Administration and Delegation, 11.9.1 Overview of Powers of Administration and Delegation, 11.9.2 Administrative Powers of the Commission, Role and Responsibilities of a Delegate of the Repatriation Commission, Resources Available to Delegates to Assist in Decision Making, 12.1.4 Requirements for Imposing Obligations, Legal Requirements for Section 54 Obligations, Time Frame for Response - Notification Period, Penalties for Failure to Meet Obligations, 12.2.1 Overview of Information Gathering Powers, 12.2.3 Using the Correct Information Gathering Powers, 12.2.4 Requirements for Information Gathering, 12.3.4 Exclusion/Exemption from Supplying Tax File Number, 12.4 Exchange of Information with Other Departments, 12.4.1 Overview of Exchange of Information with Other Departments, 12.4.2 Exchange of Information with Centrelink/Services Australia, 12.5.1 Overview of Income Support Reviews and Appeals, 12.5.2 Income Support and Review of Decisions by the Repatriation Commission, Circumstances Where Commission May Review Decisions, 12.5.3 Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) for Income Support Matters, Applications for Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), DVA's Obligations Towards Application to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), Hearings and Decisions by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), 12.5.4 Federal Court and Income Support Matters, 12.5.5 Overview of Reviews and Appeals for Veterans' Compensation Matters, 12.5.6 Veterans' Compensation and Review of Decisions by the Repatriation Commission, 12.5.7 Review by the Veterans' Review Board (VRB).