10Eligibility—rejoining incapacitated members

10 Eligibility—rejoining incapacitated members

(1) A person is eligible as a rejoining incapacitated member at a particular time (the eligibility time) if the person: (a) before, on or after the commencing day, stopped being a member of the Defence Force because of a compensable condition; and (b) before, on or after the commencing day, again became a member of the Defence Force within 5 years after he or she stopped being a member; and (c) at the eligibility time: (i) is a member of the Defence Force; and (ii) has completed (whether before, on or after the commencing day) the relevant qualifying service period under subsection (2). (2) The qualifying service period for a rejoining incapacitated member is: (a) if the member is, at the eligibility time, a member of the Permanent Forces—2 years of effective service; and (b) if the member is, at the eligibility time, a member of the Reserves—4 years of effective service.

Note: For the definition of effective service, see section 3.