Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00682:section:15:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00682
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 15 (pt 3/5)
Character Range: 11975–14575

applicable to the person; and
 (iii) to whom the DSH Act does not apply.
entitled person means a person who is the holder of an entitlement certificate that is in force.
entitlement certificate means a certificate issued under Part 2.
finishing day:
 (a) for the purpose of subsection 12(6), in relation to the issue of an entitlement certificate to a person—means:
 (i) if (at the time the decision is made in relation to the issue of an entitlement certificate) the person is an eligible person who is a member of the Defence Force (other than an operational service member)—30 June 2008; or
 (ii) in any other case—30 June 2010; and
 (b) for the purpose of subsection 15(3)—means 30 June 2010.
government authority means an authority (including a local governing body) established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory.
holder, in relation to an entitlement certificate, means the person to whom the certificate was issued.
house means a dwelling‑house and includes a single unit held under a strata title system, but does not include:
 (a) a house that is unfit for anyone to live in or that is the subject of a condemnation order; or
 (b) a house that is to be, or has been, compulsorily acquired by the Commonwealth or a State or Territory, or by a government authority; or
 (c) a building that is a block of flats, or a flat that is not held under a strata title system; or
 (d) a caravan or any kind of mobile house.
incapacitated person means:
 (a) a person who, on or after the commencing day, is discharged from the Defence Force because of a compensable disability; or
 (b) a person:
 (i) whose first service in the Defence Force began after 14 May 1985; and
 (ii) who is not covered by paragraph (ga) of the definition of Australian Soldier in subsection 4(1) of the DSH Act; and
 (iii) who, before the commencing day, was discharged from the Defence Force because of a compensable disability;
and who, immediately before the discharge:
 (c) had been a non‑DSH member engaged or appointed for a period that would have allowed the person to complete at least 5 years of effective full‑time service or composite service; and
 (d) had completed less than 16 years of effective full‑time service or composite service.
intestacy law means a law of, or in force in, a State or Territory that provides for the devolution of the estate of a person who dies intestate.
member means a member of the Defence Force.
Middle‑East operational area means the area comprising the following countries and sea areas:
 (a) Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar,