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41  Section 5.6.4 (Definitions)
    Omit the section, substitute:

5.6.4    Definitions
    In this Part the following apply.
    Birth means the birth of a child that occurs from 20 weeks before the expected date of the birth.
    Note: A multiple birth is taken to be a single event under this Part.
    Qualifying service means a continuous period of 12 months of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                           Full-time service in the ADF.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                           Any other employment recognised for the purpose of the Maternity Leave (Australian Government Employees) Act 1973, subsection 6(4).
    Required absence means a period of absence under Division 3.
    Termination means an event that results in a pregnancy ending, without the birth of a live child. The event must occur from 20 weeks before the expected date of the birth.