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The amount you get depends on many factors. You can claim AVTOP as a primary victim or secondary victim.
This payment is not taxable and doesn’t need to be included in your tax return.
How much a primary victim can get
A primary victim is a person who was harmed as a direct result of a declared overseas terrorist act. You can get up to $75,000 depending on your circumstances.
How much a secondary victim can get
A secondary victim is a close family member of a person who died as a direct result of a declared overseas terrorist act. AVTOP is shared between eligible secondary victims who claim.
How AVTOP is shared for secondary victims
| Secondary victim claimant is: | How AVTOP is shared: |
|---|---|
| a partner, and no child has made a claim | 100% to the partner |
| a partner, and a child or children has made a claim | 50% to the partner 50% to the child or children, shared equally among the children if more than one child |
| a child or children, and no partner has made a claim | 100%, shared equally among the children if more than one child |
| a parent or parents, and no partner or child has made a claim | 100%, shared equally among the parents if more than one parent |
| a sibling or siblings, and no partner, parent or child has made a claim | 100%, shared equally among the siblings if more than one sibling |
Read more about how secondary victims are paid.
What to do if you have a Centrelink debt
If you get AVTOP and have an existing Centrelink debt, you can pause or change your debt repayments for up to 3 months.
If you choose to do this, you need to do it within 14 days from whichever date is later:
- the date we grant your AVTOP claim
- the date we pay your AVTOP claim.
To find the date we granted your claim, check the letter we sent you.
You can manage your debt repayments using your Centrelink online account or the Express Plus Centrelink app.
Read about how you can pause or change your debt repayments.