Commonwealth Numbered Acts

DEFENCE FORCE RETIREMENT AND DEATH BENEFITS ACT 1973 No. 81 of 1973 - SECT 6

6. (1) Where a member of the scheme has, for any period commencing on or after
the date of commencement of the scheme, being a period that exceeds twenty-one
consecutive days, been-

   (a)  on leave of absence without pay;

   (b)  absent without leave;

   (c)  awaiting or undergoing trial on a charge in respect of which he is
        later convicted; or

   (d)  undergoing field punishment, detention or imprisonment, that period
        shall be deemed to be a period of non-effective service in relation to
        him.

(2) Where a member of the scheme has, for any period commencing before the
date of commencement of the scheme but ending on or after that date, being a
period that exceeds twenty-one consecutive days, been absent without leave, so
much of that period as commenced on the date of commencement of the scheme
shall be deemed to be a period of non-effective service in relation to him.