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Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973
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#### 50 Interpretation
In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:
> re‑instated candidate means a person who:
(a) ceased to be an eligible member of the Defence Force by reason of having been transferred to a Reserve, having been discharged from the Defence Force or having had his continuous full‑time service terminated under the Defence (Parliamentary Candidates) Act;
(b) again became an eligible member of the Defence Force; and
(c) is a person referred to in subsection 10(2), 11(2) or 12(2) of the Defence (Parliamentary Candidates) Act.
> re‑instated candidate to whom this Part applies means a re‑instated candidate who has made an election under section 51.