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Ministerial Direction - Disability Allowance : Contents

Clause 6. Disability allowance: general justification

Unofficial consolidated version of the Ministerial Direction - Disability Allowance
-- as at 1 July 2026

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Disability allowance: general justification

Where you consider that the applicant fulfils the requirements of section 85 of the Act, you must grant a disability allowance only if, having regard to the following matters and the matters in clause 6A, you believe such grant is justified:

(a)

The assistance that is or might be available to the applicant from other sources to pay the expenses;

(b)

The matters referred to in clause 2(1)(d); and

(c)

Any other matters you consider to be relevant.