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Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973
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#### 98 Incapacity due to wilful action
Where, during the transitional period, a contributing member (whether an existing contributor or not) retired on the ground of invalidity or of physical or mental incapacity to perform his duties and the invalidity or incapacity was, in the opinion of the Board, due to wilful action on his part for the purpose of obtaining pension under the previous Act, he is not entitled to invalidity benefit, and shall be deemed not to have become entitled to invalidity benefit, under this Act.