Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00402:section:23
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00402
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 23
Character Range: 39269–40025

23  Incapacity due to pre‑existing condition of invalid with not more than 2 years' membership of the ADF
 (1) Invalidity pension is not payable to an invalid who is medically discharged not more than 2 years after becoming a member of the ADF if CSC is satisfied that:
 (a) the discharge was caused, or substantially contributed to, by a physical or mental condition that existed when the invalid became a member of the ADF; and
 (b) the condition was not materially aggravated by service after becoming a member of the ADF.
 (2) If the invalid has been a member of the ADF for 2 or more periods, separated by one or more periods when he or she was not a member of the ADF, take account of only the most recent time he or she became a member of the ADF.