10Application for certificate

#### 10 Application for certificate (1) A person may apply to the Secretary for an entitlement certificate. (2) An application must be in writing, in the approved form and must be made in accordance with the agreement. (3) An application by a person who is not an eligible person but who is the surviving spouse or de facto partner of a deceased eligible person must be made within 2 years after: (a) if the eligible person was not a member—his or her resignation, retirement or discharge from the Defence Force took effect; or (b) in any other case—the death of the eligible person. (4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the deceased eligible person was, or had been, an operational service member under subsection 3A(1).