Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00637:section:10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00637
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 10
Character Range: 21500–22505

10  Eligibility—rejoining incapacitated members
 (1) A person is eligible as a rejoining incapacitated member at a particular time (the eligibility time) if the person:
 (a) before, on or after the commencing day, stopped being a member of the Defence Force because of a compensable condition; and
 (b) before, on or after the commencing day, again became a member of the Defence Force within 5 years after he or she stopped being a member; and
 (c) at the eligibility time:
 (i) is a member of the Defence Force; and
 (ii) has completed (whether before, on or after the commencing day) the relevant qualifying service period under subsection (2).
 (2) The qualifying service period for a rejoining incapacitated member is:
 (a) if the member is, at the eligibility time, a member of the Permanent Forces—2 years of effective service; and
 (b) if the member is, at the eligibility time, a member of the Reserves—4 years of effective service.
Note: For the definition of effective service, see section 3.