9Meaning of dependant

#### 9 Meaning of dependant (1) In this Act: > dependant of a member who is or was rendering service to which Part 8, 9 or 10 applies (see section 13) means: (a) the member’s partner; or (b) a person who was wholly or partly dependent on the member for financial support immediately before the start day of the service; or (c) a person who became, or becomes, wholly or partly dependent on the member for financial support while the member was or is rendering the service; or (d) a person to whom: (i) a pension is payable under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986; or (ii) compensation is payable under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004; because of the member’s incapacity or death; or (e) if the member died while rendering the service—the widow or widower of the member. (2) In this section, the following expressions have the same meanings as in the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986: (a) widow; (b) widower. (3) In this section: > partner has the same meaning as in the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.