Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C00347:reg:18c
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C00347
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 18C
Character Range: 31449–32565

18C  Eligibility criteria
  A person is eligible to be granted assistance under section 18D if:
 (a) the person is a former member; and
 (b) the transition day for the person is at least 12 months and no more than 5 years before the day the person makes an application under section 18B; and
 (c) the person declares in the application that the person:
 (i) is unemployed or is underemployed because the person is employed fewer hours than the person would like to work; or
 (ii) is seeking assistance to change careers; or
 (iii) is seeking assistance to adjust to a civilian workplace; and
 (d) the person is not:
 (i) undertaking an approved rehabilitation program; or
 (ii) undertaking a rehabilitation program provided under section 37 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence‑related Claims) Act 1988; or
 (iii) receiving assistance under the Veterans' Vocational Rehabilitation Scheme (within the meaning of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986); and
 (e) the person has not previously been granted assistance to transition into civilian work under section 18D.

Division 4—Grant of assistance