Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00682:section:15:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00682
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 15 (pt 1/5)
Character Range: 6885–9767

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benchmark rate has the same meaning as in the agreement.
child: without limiting who is a child of a person for the purposes of this Act, someone is the child of a person if:
 (a) he or she is:
 (i) a legally adopted child or a stepchild of the person; or
 (ii) a child of the person within the meaning of the Family Law Act 1975; and
 (b) he or she is:
 (i) under 16; or
 (ii) a student.
commencing day means the day on which Part 2 commences.
compensable disability means any physical or mental incapacity or disability suffered by a member (whether before, on or after the commencing day) in respect of which compensation was or is payable under:
 (a) the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988; or
 (aa) the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence‑related Claims) Act 1988; or
 (b) the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986; or
 (ba) the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004; or
 (c) a law of the Commonwealth prescribed by the regulations.
composite service, in relation to a person who has completed a period of effective full‑time service and a period of statutory training obligation without a break between the periods, means a period of service that is worked out as follows:

where:
statutory training obligation years means the years of statutory training obligation completed by a person.
statutory training factor is 0.625.
effective full‑time service years means the years of effective full‑time service completed by a person.
             Example 1: If a person completes 7 years of statutory training obligation and 1 year of effective full‑time service—the person's years of composite service are:

             Example 2: If a person completes 4 years of statutory training obligation and 1 year of effective full‑time service—the person's years of composite service are:

             Example 3: If a person completes 10 years of statutory training obligation and 2 years of effective full‑time service—the person's years of composite service are:

continuous full‑time service means an unbroken period of full‑time service by a member in the Defence Force.
Note: See section 7 for some special circumstances in which a period of full‑time service is taken to have been broken.
de facto partner has the meaning given by the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
DSH Act means the Defence Service Homes Act 1918.
effective full‑time service means a period of continuous full‑time service by a member, other than:
 (a) a period longer than 21 consecutive days during which the member is:
 (i) on leave of absence without pay; or
 (ii) absent without leave; or
 (iii) awaiting or undergoing trial for an offence of which the member is later convicted; or
 (iv) undergoing detention or imprisonment; or
 (b) in the case of a member