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(1) This section applies to a person who has performed warlike service.
Additional months of subsidy
(2) For the purpose of item 6 of the table in subsection 47(1), the person's additional months of subsidy are worked out in accordance with the following table.
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Additional months of subsidy--warlike service |
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Item |
Period, or total of periods, during which the person performed warlike service |
Additional months of subsidy |
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1 |
3 months or less |
24 (2 years) |
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2 |
More than 3 months and 6 months or less |
36 (3 years) |
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3 |
More than 6 months and 9 months or less |
48 (4 years) |
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4 |
More than 9 months |
60 (5 years) |
Example 1: A person who has performed a total of 4 days warlike service is entitled to 24 additional months (2 years) of subsidy.
Example 2: A person who has performed a total of 3 months and 6 days warlike service is entitled to 36 additional months (3 years) of subsidy.
Example 3: A person who has performed a total of 9 months and one day warlike service is entitled to 60 additional months (5 years) of subsidy.
Repatriation from warlike service due to wounds, injury or illness
(3) If the person is repatriated from warlike service because of wounds, injury or illness, subsection (2) applies as if the person had continued to perform warlike service until the end of the period the Secretary considers the person could reasonably have expected (at the time of repatriation) to have continued to have undertaken warlike service, but for the repatriation.
(4) In making a decision under subsection (3), the Secretary must have regard to the following:
(a) information given to the person about the expected length of warlike service;
(b) information given to the commander of the person's unit about the expected length of the warlike service;
(c) any other relevant matter.
Note: Part 5 provides for the administrative review of a decision to determine the end of a period of warlike service under subsection (3).