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Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001
51Rescheduling if member or dependant dies
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#### 51 Rescheduling if member or dependant dies
Member dies while rendering defence service
(1) If the member dies while rendering defence service, the time for making the payment is postponed so that the payment falls due on the first anniversary of his or her death.
Dependant dies while member is rendering defence service
(2) If the person liable to make the payment is a dependant of a member and the dependant dies while the member is rendering defence service, the time for making the payment is postponed so that the payment falls due on the first anniversary of the dependant’s death.
If both subsections (1) and (2) apply
(3) If both subsections (1) and (2) apply to a payment, the time for making the payment is postponed to the later of the 2 applicable times.