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Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973
127Recipient member etc. to inform CSC if he becomes eligible member
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#### 127 Recipient member etc. to inform CSC if he becomes eligible member
(1) A person who is a recipient member, a person in receipt of a pension under the previous legislation (other than section 55 or 57 of the previous Act) or a person to whom deferred benefit is applicable under section 78 of this Act or section 82ZB of the previous Act, commits an offence if:
(a) the person becomes an eligible member of the Defence Force; and
(b) the person does not, within 14 days after becoming such a member, inform CSC in writing that the person has become such a member.
Penalty: 1 penalty unit.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an eligible member of the Defence Force who:
(a) was a recipient member immediately before he or she became an eligible member; and
(b) is serving an appointment or enlistment for a period of less than one year that commenced after the commencement of this subsection.