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from the first pay day after the completion of the agreed period of service.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ii.                                                                                                                                               The second payment, being 50% of the bonus amount — from the first pay day a year after the first payment is made.
3.  If a member chose to receive the bonus amount in 2 payments and ceases to be a member before the second payment becomes payable, the second payment is payable from the day the member ceases to be a member.

3.3.21 Repayment and cessation of a retention bonus

1.  This section applies to a member who has received a retention bonus and does not complete their agreed period of service for any of the following reasons.
    a.                                                                                                                                                          They voluntarily leave the position, employment category, or primary skill for which the bonus was offered.
    b.                                                                                                                                                          They voluntarily transfer to another Service of the Defence Force.
    c.                                                                                                                                                          If the member is in the Permanent Forces, they do any of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                i.                                                                                                                                   Voluntarily transfer to the Reserves.
                                                                                                                                                                ii.                                                                                                                                  Apply to change their period of service for the purpose of ending their service in the Permanent Forces before the completion of their agreed period of service.
    d.                                                                                                                                                          If the member is in the Reserves, they do all of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                i.                                                                                                                                   Their bonus condition is to complete the agreed period of service in a specified position.
                                                                                                                                                                ii.                                                                                                                                  Voluntarily transfer to the Permanent Forces.
    e.                                                                                                                                                          They are subject to involuntary separation under any of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                i.                                                                                                                                   Section 101 of the Act relating to a prohibited substance test returning a positive result.
                                                                                                                                                                ii.                                                                                                                                  Paragraph 24(1)(c) of the Defence Regulation for a reason not in the interest of the Defence Force relating to performance or behaviour.
    f.                                                                                                                                                          They are dismissed under the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982.
2.  The member must repay one of the following amounts.
    a.                                                                                                                                                          If the member has completed 3 years or less of their agreed period of service — the bonus amount.
    b.                                                                                                                                                          If the member has completed more than 3 years of their agreed period of service — an amount calculated using the following formula.

    Where:
    A                                                                                                                                                           is the bonus amount paid.
    B                                                                                                                                                           is the number of days in the agreed period of service.
    C                                                                                                                                                           is the number of days between the following.
                                                                                                                                                                a.                                                                                                                                   The day after the event in subsection 1 occurred.
                                                                                                                                                                b.                                                                                                                                   The last day of the member's agreed period of service.
3.  The member ceases to be eligible for any unpaid part of the bonus amount.

3.3.22 Cessation of eligibility for a completion bonus

1.  This section applies to a member who is eligible for a completion bonus and does not complete their agreed period of service for any of the following reasons.
    a.                                                                                                                                                              They voluntarily leave the