Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00807:section:17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00807
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 17
Character Range: 20630–21594

17  Refund of gratuity
 (1) Where:
 (a) an officer has been transferred to a Reserve under section 7, an enlisted member has been discharged from the Defence Force under section 8 or the continuous full‑time service of a member has been terminated under section 9; and
 (b) subsection (2) of section 10, subsection (2) of section 11 or subsection (2) of section 12 has effect in relation to him;
he shall pay to Australia an amount equal to the amount of any gratuity paid to him upon his being transferred to a Reserve, upon his being discharged or upon his continuous full‑time service being terminated and shall be deemed not to have received that gratuity.
 (2) An amount payable by a person to Australia under this section may be recovered from the person in any court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to Australia.
 (3) In this section, gratuity includes bounty, but does not include a gratuity paid under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act.