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 .