Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DEFENCE RESERVE SERVICE (PROTECTION) ACT 2001 - SECT 9

             (1)  In this Act:

"dependant" of a member who is or was rendering continuous full time service as a result of an order under section 50D, 51A, 51AA, 51AB, 51B, 51C or 51CA of the Defence Act 1903 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 member’s call out day; 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 such 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 such 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 .