26Treating service as having ended for a different reason

#### 26 Treating service as having ended for a different reason (1) This section applies if: (a) the service of a member of the Defence Force has ended, or been ended, for a particular reason; and (b) the Chief of the Defence Force is satisfied that the member’s service could properly have ended, or been ended, for another reason. (2) The Chief of the Defence Force may ensure that the member’s service is treated as having ended, or been ended, for the other reason: (a) at the request or with the agreement of the member; or (b) at the request or with the agreement of the member’s family.