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affected by s.81, simply by virtue of being "a veteran".

             Note 2: Section 81 of the Act provides that for the purposes of Part V of the Act i.e. the Part containing s.92 under which counselling may be provided, "veteran" includes a "member of the Forces", or a "member of a Peacekeeping Force", as defined by subsection 68(1) of the Act.

   Australian or overseas disaster zone service means service rendered by a member of the Australian Defence Force in an area in or outside Australia that, in the opinion of the Commission, was an area in which a natural or other disaster occurred and the service was rendered as part of the disaster relief effort.

   border protection service means service rendered by a member of the Australian Defence Force in an area in or outside Australia that, in the opinion of the Commission, had the purpose of securing Australia's borders against a potential or real threat by a State, person or persons.

   break-up date, in relation to a former partner of a person, means the date on which a divorce-order takes effect in respect of the marriage between the former partner and the person or, as the case may be, the date on which the marriage-like relationship between the former partner and the person ceased to exist.

   DRCA means the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988.

   family member of a person, means:

     (a) a parent, partner, former partner, child, former child or sibling of the person; or

    (b) another person, who in the opinion of the Commission, should be treated as a family member of the person for the purposes of this instrument.

   former child means a person who was once a child within the meaning of subsection 5F(1) of the Act.

             Note:  "Child" as defined in the Act means someone who has not turned 16 years or, someone who is in full-time education has not turned 25 years but does not include such a person receiving certain benefits under the Social Security Act 1991 such as a disability support pension and carer payments – see subsection 5F(1) of the Act.  A "former child" is, therefore, depending on their education circumstances, a child aged 16 years or over or aged 25 years or over.

   former partner of a person means a person who was once a partner of the person within the meaning of subsection 5E(1) of the Act.

            Note: "Partner" is defined in subsection 5E(1) of the Act, in relation to a person who is a member of a couple, to mean the other member of the couple.  "Member of a couple" includes a person in a legal marriage, or in a same sex or different sex