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specifies that the bonus is one of the following.
                                                                          i.                                                                                                                                                             A retention bonus.
                                                                          ii.                                                                                                                                                            A completion bonus.
   c.                                                                     It specifies the bonus condition.

                                                                          Note 1: The bonus condition for a category A bonus is specified in section 3.3.14.
                                                                          Note 2: The bonus condition for a category B bonus is specified in section 3.3.18.
   d.                                                                     It specifies a bonus amount that does not exceed the amount payable that applies to the bonus category.

                                                                          Note 1: The maximum bonus amount for a category A bonus is specified in section 3.3.12.
                                                                          Note 2: The maximum bonus amount for a category B bonus is specified in section 3.3.16.
   e.                                                                     It specifies an agreed period of service that is within the period that applies to the bonus category.

                                                                          Note 1: The agreed period of service limits for a category A bonus is specified in section 3.3.13.
                                                                          Note 2: The agreed period of service limits for a category B bonus is specified in section 3.3.17.
   f.                                                                     It specifies an indicative day on which the member will commence serving the agreed period of service.

                                                                          Note: The commencement date may be altered if the member is completing an undertaking for further service in relation to another benefit, however described.
   g.                                                                     If it is being made to a member of the Reserves for Reserve service, it specifies the member's pattern of reserve service.
   h.                                                                     It specifies the date that the offer must be accepted by.

3.3.5 Valid acceptance

   A valid acceptance of an offer means an acceptance that meets all of the following.
   a.                                                                                   It is made on the approved form.
   b.                                                                                   It is made on or before a day specified in the valid offer.
   c                                                                                    It includes an election on how the bonus is to be paid.

Subdivision 2: Effective service

3.3.6 Effective service – member on continuous full time service

1.  This section applies to a member who meets all of the following.
    a.                                                                                                               They are on continuous full-time service, other than a member of the reserves performing continuous full-time service solely for the purpose of a call out order.
    b.                                                                                                               They are not subject to a flexible service determination.
2.  A member provides effective service on all of the following days.
    a.                                                                                                               A day for which the member is paid salary.

                                                                                                                     Note: This includes a day of paid leave.
    b.                                                                                                               A day on which the member is on unpaid leave that is before the 22nd day in a period of unpaid leave.
3.  Despite subsection 2, a member does not provide effective service on a day in which any of the following apply.
    a.                                                                                                               They are in custody.
    b.                                                                                                               They are in detention.
    c.                                                                                                               They are imprisoned.
4.  Effective service is calculated in accordance with the