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of eligibility for a completion bonus

1.  This section applies to a member who is eligible for a completion bonus and does not complete their agreed period of service for any of the following reasons.
    a.                                                                                                                                                              They voluntarily leave the employment category for which the bonus was offered.
    b.                                                                                                                                                              They voluntarily transfer to another Service of the Defence Force.
    c.                                                                                                                                                              If the member is in the Permanent Forces, they do any of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                    i.                                                                               Voluntarily transfer to the Reserves.
                                                                                                                                                                    ii.                                                                              Apply to change their period of service for the purpose of ending their service in the Permanent Forces before the completion of their agreed period of service.
    d.                                                                                                                                                              If the member is in the Reserves, they do all of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                    i.                                                                               Their bonus condition is to complete the agreed period of service in a specified position.
                                                                                                                                                                    ii.                                                                              Voluntarily transfer to the Permanent Forces.
    e.                                                                                                                                                              They are subject to involuntary separation under any of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                    i.                                                                               Section 101 of the Act relating to a prohibited substance test returning a positive result.
                                                                                                                                                                    ii.                                                                              Paragraph 24(1)(c) of the Defence Regulation for a reason not in the interest of the Defence Force relating to performance or behaviour.
    f.                                                                                                                                                              They are dismissed under the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982.
2.  A member ceases to be eligible for the bonus amount.

Part 4: Continuation bonus

Division 1: General provisions

Subdivision 1: Preliminary

3.4.1 Simplified outline for this Part

      This Part provides a bonus to members who have reached particular career milestones to encourage them to remain in the ADF as a member of the Permanent Forces for an additional 3 years.
      An offer of a continuation bonus may be made to a member up to 2 times. Generally, an offer of continuation bonus offer 1 is made after 4 years of service (Division 2) and an offer of continuation bonus offer 2 is made after 7 years of service (Division 3). Each offer has specific conditions.
      To receive a continuation bonus, an offer is generally required to be accepted by the member. Specific rules apply to who is eligible and when an offer can be accepted (Division 4).
      If a member accepts an offer of a continuation bonus, they may elect to receive the continuation bonus in one payment or in 2 separate payments (Section 3.4.21).
      Associated with receiving the continuation bonus is a requirement to complete an agreed period of service (Section 3.4.2, definition). This is 1095 days of effective service in the Permanent Forces, which is the equivalent of 3 years.
      Rules relating to how effective service is calculated are provided in subdivision 2 of this Division.
      A member may cease to be eligible to receive an unpaid portion of the