Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01220:clause:2_27
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01220
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 27
Character Range: 26637–27320

27  After subsection 4(1)
Insert:

 (1A) However, the Secretary may determine in writing that a person covered by paragraph (1)(a) continues to be an eligible person for a specified period beyond the period of 2 years mentioned in that paragraph, if:
 (a) the person is an incapacitated person; and
 (b) the person satisfies the Secretary that the compensable disability that caused the person's discharge also caused, or contributed to, the person's failure to apply for an entitlement certificate within that 2 year period.

 (1B) An application for a determination under subsection (1A) must be in writing.

Defence Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001