Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00682:section:23:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00682
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 23 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 44459–47221

period equal to the number of completed years of subsidy service served by the person:
 (A) after he or she became a rejoining member; and
 (B) after completing the basic service period (if any) that last applied to the person before he or she became a rejoining member;
  plus the total period (if any) during which subsidy was paid on any subsidised loan to the person before he or she became a rejoining member; or
 (ii) 20 years;
  whichever is less; or
 (e) in relation to an incapacitated person:
 (i) the number of completed years of subsidy service served by the person; or
 (ii) 10 years;
  whichever is less; or
 (f) in relation to any other eligible person who is not a member:
 (i) the number of completed years of subsidy service served by the person after completing the basic service period (if any) that last applied to the person before the day on which his or her resignation, retirement or discharge from the Defence Force took effect; or
 (ii) 20 years;
  whichever is less.
rejoining member does not include a person who has been an operational service member under subsection 3A(1) or has been a warlike service member.
subsidy service means:
 (a) effective full‑time service; or
 (b) statutory training obligation; or
 (c) statutory training obligation added to effective full‑time service.
used subsidy period, in relation to a person, means the total period during which subsidy has been paid on any subsidised loan to the person.
 (4) If, but for this subsection, a person would have 2 or more entitlement periods, the person's entitlement period is taken to be the longer or longest of those periods.
 (5) A person who is or has been a warlike service member is entitled to additional years of subsidy in accordance with the following table:

Period, or total of periods, during which the person performed warlike service   Additional years of subsidy
Not more than 3 months                                                           2
More than 3 but not more than 6 months                                           3
More than 6 but not more than 9 months                                           4
More than 9 months                                                               5

Examples: 1. A person who has performed a total of 4 days warlike service is entitled to 2 additional years of subsidy.
 2. A person who has performed a total of 3 months and 6 days warlike service is entitled to 3 additional years of subsidy.
 3. A person who has performed a total of 9 months and one day warlike service is entitled to 5 additional years of subsidy.
 (6) If a warlike service member is repatriated from warlike service because of wounds, injury or illness, he or she is taken for the purposes of subsection (5) to have continued to