Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00587:section:5:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00587
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 3/8)
Character Range: 48148–50890

defence and that is administered by the Defence Minister.
Defence Force means:
 (a) the Permanent Forces; and
 (b) the Reserves.
Defence Minister means the Minister administering section 1 of the Defence Act 1903.
defence service has the meaning given by paragraph 6(1)(d).
dental practitioner means a person registered or licensed as a dental practitioner or dentist under a law of a State or Territory that provides for the registration or licensing of dental practitioners or dentists.
dependant has the meaning given by section 15.
dependent means dependent for economic support.
disease means:
 (a) any physical or mental ailment, disorder, defect or morbid condition (whether of sudden onset or gradual development); or
 (b) the recurrence of such an ailment, disorder, defect or morbid condition;
but does not include:
 (c) the aggravation of such an ailment, disorder, defect or morbid condition; or
 (d) a temporary departure from:
 (i) the normal physiological state; or
 (ii) the accepted ranges of physiological or biochemical measures;
  that results from normal physiological stress (for example, the effect of exercise on blood pressure) or the temporary effect of extraneous agents (for example, alcohol on blood cholesterol levels).
duty, for a cadet or a declared member, has the meaning given by section 9.
Note: Duty has its ordinary meaning for other kinds of members.
eligible young person means:
 (a) a person under 16; or
 (b) a person who:
 (i) is 16 or more but under 25; and
 (ii) is receiving full‑time education at a school, college, university or other educational institution; and
 (iii) is not in full‑time employment or engaged in work full‑time on his or her own account.
energy supplement means energy supplement payable under section 83A, 209A or 238A.
expense allowance means an allowance paid in respect of any expense incurred, or likely to be incurred, by a person in respect of the person's work.
former member means a person who has ceased to be a member.
Note: A cadet or a part‑time Reservist who is unlikely to be able to perform his or her duties in the future as a result of an incapacity might be taken to be a former member (see section 10).
full‑time service means defence service as:
 (a) a Permanent Forces member; or
 (b) a continuous full‑time Reservist.
hospital or other institution includes the following:
 (a) a home;
 (b) a hostel;
 (c) a medical centre;
 (d) an out‑patient clinic;
 (e) a rehabilitation or training establishment.
household services has the meaning given by section 213.
impairment, in relation to a person, means the loss, the loss of the use, or the damage or malfunction, of any part of the person's body, of any bodily system or function, or of any part of such