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Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
239Compensation for cost of financial advice and legal advice
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239 Compensation for cost of financial advice and legal advice
(1) The Commonwealth is liable to pay compensation for the cost of financial advice obtained by a wholly dependent partner of a deceased member if:
(a) the partner is entitled to compensation under section 233; and
(b) the financial advice was obtained from a suitably qualified financial adviser after the member’s death; and
(ba) the financial advice was obtained in respect of the choice the partner may make under subsection 236(1); and
(c) a claim for compensation in respect of the partner has been made under section 319.
(2) The Commonwealth is liable to pay compensation for the cost of legal advice obtained by a wholly dependent partner of a deceased member if:
(a) the partner is entitled to compensation under section 233; and
(b) the legal advice was obtained from a practising lawyer after the member’s death; and
(c) the legal advice was obtained in respect of the choice the partner may make under subsection 236(1); and
(d) a claim for compensation in respect of the partner has been made under section 319.