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Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme Act 2008
10Eligibility—rejoining incapacitated members
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#### 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.