Australian Defence Force Cover Act 2015
53CSC may rely on information given by the Department
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53 CSC may rely on information given by the Department
(1) For the purposes of this Act, CSC may presume that any information given to CSC by the Department about the salary or service of a covered ADF member (including the age of the member when he or she was medically discharged or died) is correct. (2) If a tribunal, authority or person is empowered: (a) to review or reconsider a decision of CSC under this Act; and (b) to vary, or make a decision in substitution for, CSC’s decision under this Act; the tribunal, authority or person is not bound by any presumption made by CSC under subsection (1).