Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00465:section:127
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00465
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 127
Character Range: 294940–295845

127  Recipient member etc. to inform CSC if he becomes eligible member
 (1) A person who is a recipient member, a person in receipt of a pension under the previous legislation (other than section 55 or 57 of the previous Act) or a person to whom deferred benefit is applicable under section 78 of this Act or section 82ZB of the previous Act, commits an offence if:
 (a) the person becomes an eligible member of the Defence Force; and
 (b) the person does not, within 14 days after becoming such a member, inform CSC in writing that the person has become such a member.
Penalty: 1 penalty unit.
 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an eligible member of the Defence Force who:
 (a) was a recipient member immediately before he or she became an eligible member; and
 (b) is serving an appointment or enlistment for a period of less than one year that commenced after the commencement of this subsection.