Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866:section:8:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 8 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 282798–285417

not apply to the death of a veteran if the death:
 (a) resulted from the veteran's serious default or wilful act; or
 (b) arose from:
 (i) a serious breach of discipline committed by the veteran; or
 (ii) an occurrence that happened while the veteran was committing a serious breach of discipline.
 (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the death of a veteran if the death of the veteran resulted from the serious default or wilful act of the veteran that happened after the veteran ceased, or last ceased, to render eligible war service.
 (4) Paragraph (1)(c) does not apply:
 (a) to an accident that occurred while the veteran was travelling on a journey from the veteran's place of duty in a case where the veteran had delayed commencing the journey for a substantial time after he or she ceased to perform duty at that place (otherwise than for a reason connected with the performance of the veteran's duties) unless, in the circumstances of the particular case, the nature of the risk of sustaining an injury, or contracting a disease, was not substantially changed, and the extent of that risk was not substantially increased, by that delay or by anything that happened during that delay;
 (b) to an accident that occurred while the veteran was travelling on a journey, or a part of a journey, by a route that was not reasonably direct having regard to the means of transport used unless:
 (i) the journey, or that part of the journey, was made by that route for a reason connected with the performance of the veteran's duties; or
 (ii) in the circumstances of the particular case, the nature of the risk of sustaining an injury, or contracting a disease, was not substantially changed, and the extent of that risk was not substantially increased, by reason that the journey, or that part of the journey, was made by that route; or
 (c) to an accident that occurred while the veteran was travelling on a part of a journey made after a substantial interruption of the journey, being an interruption made for a reason unconnected with the performance of the veteran's duties, unless, in the circumstances of the particular case, the nature of the risk referred to in subparagraph (b)(ii) was not substantially changed, and the extent of that risk was not substantially increased, by reason of that interruption.
 (5) Paragraph (1)(e) does not apply to the death of a veteran from an injury or disease, being injury or disease that has been contributed to in a material degree by, or aggravated by, eligible war service rendered by the veteran, unless the veteran has rendered operational service or the period of the