18CEligibility criteria

18C Eligibility criteria

A person is eligible to be granted assistance under section 18D if: (a) the person is a former member; and (b) the transition day for the person is at least 12 months and no more than 5 years before the day the person makes an application under section 18B; and (c) the person declares in the application that the person: (i) is unemployed or is underemployed because the person is employed fewer hours than the person would like to work; or (ii) is seeking assistance to change careers; or (iii) is seeking assistance to adjust to a civilian workplace; and (d) the person is not: (i) undertaking an approved rehabilitation program; or (ii) undertaking a rehabilitation program provided under section 37 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence‑related Claims) Act 1988; or (iii) receiving assistance under the Veterans’ Vocational Rehabilitation Scheme (within the meaning of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986); and (e) the person has not previously been granted assistance to transition into civilian work under section 18D.