12 (1) When the income factors specified in column II of the schedule to the Act are adjusted quarterly under section 19 of the Act,
(a) the product obtained by multiplying the income factor referred to in paragraph 19(1)(a) of the Act by the ratio referred to in paragraph 19(1)(b) thereof, shall be adjusted to the nearest cent in accordance with subsection (2); and
(b) the quotient obtained from the ratio referred to in paragraph 19(1)(b) of the Act shall be expressed as a decimal fraction in accordance with subsection (3).
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(2) The Minister may require any applicant to undergo any medical examination or provide any medical evidence or reports that, in the opinion of the Minister, are necessary to determine whether the applicant is a person described in paragraph 4(1)(c) of the Act.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), section 3 of the Act does not apply.
29 For the purposes of section 8.1 of the Act, the prescribed loss or reduction of income is an amount equal to or greater than $12.50 per month or $150 per year.
17.1 (1) Where an applicant or a recipient is dissatisfied with an adjudication affecting them that is made by the Minister under the Act, other than an adjudication under subsection 18(2) of the Act, the applicant or recipient, or a person acting on their behalf, may apply for a review of the adjudication by forwarding, within 60 days after the date the applicant or recipient was informed of the adjudication, a request for review to an officer or employee of the Department designated by the Minister under subsection 32(1) of the Act.
(4) Where a designated officer or employee cannot review an adjudication within the 30 days required under subsection (3), they shall notify the applicant or recipient whose interests are affected by the adjudication, or a person acting on behalf of the applicant or recipient, of the delay and the reason for it.
(5) Where a designated officer or employee referred to in subsection (1) confirms or alters an adjudication, the officer or employee shall
(a) notify, in writing, the applicant or recipient whose interests are affected by the adjudication, or the person acting on behalf of the applicant or recipient, of the adjudication and the reasons for it; and
17 (1) Where an adjudication under the Act is made by the Minister, other than an adjudication under subsection 18(2) of the Act, the Minister shall
(b) inform the applicant or recipient whose interests are affected by the adjudication of
(ii) the right to apply for a review of the adjudication under subsection 32(1) of the Act; and
(c) on request, forward a copy of the adjudication and reasons therefor to
(iv) any veterans’ organization incorporated by or under an Act of Parliament or any other person if the organization or person acted on behalf of the applicant or recipient.
