By His Excellency's Command
Darren Chester
Minister for Defence Personnel
Contents
Part 1--Preliminary 1
1............ Name............................................................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement............................................................................................................. 1
3............ Authority....................................................................................................................... 1
4............ Schedules...................................................................................................................... 1
5............ Definitions..................................................................................................................... 2
Part 2--Effective service 3
Division 1--Preliminary 3
6............ Effective service............................................................................................................ 3
Division 2--Requirements for effective service 4
7............ Requirements for effective service................................................................................. 4
Division 3--Period of effective service: members of the Permanent Forces 5
8............ When this Division applies............................................................................................ 5
9............ Period of effective service for members of the Permanent Forces................................. 5
Division 4--Period of effective service: members of the Reserves 6
10.......... When this Division applies............................................................................................ 6
11.......... Period of effective service for members of the Reserves............................................... 6
12.......... Days of Reserve service................................................................................................ 7
13.......... Determining when a person stops being treated as a member of the Reserves.............. 8
Division 5--Period of effective service for transfer years 9
14.......... Transfer from the Permanent Forces to the Reserves.................................................... 9
15.......... Transfer from the Reserves to the Permanent Forces.................................................... 9
Division 6--Foreign service members: qualifying service period 11
16.......... Increasing period of effective service for foreign service members--qualifying service period 11
Division 7--Recognising service as effective service in exceptional circumstances 12
17.......... Recognising service as effective service in exceptional circumstances........................ 12
Division 8--Ineffective service 13
18.......... Ineffective service........................................................................................................ 13
Part 3--Eligibility of old scheme members 14
19.......... Eligibility--incapacitated persons................................................................................ 14
20.......... Eligibility--operational service members.................................................................... 14
Part 4--Miscellaneous 15
21.......... Median interest rate..................................................................................................... 15
22.......... Reviewable decisions.................................................................................................. 15
23.......... Purposes for which personal information may be used and disclosed......................... 15
Part 5--Transitional, savings and application provisions 16
24.......... Savings provision--deemed effective service decisions.............................................. 16
25.......... Savings provision--eligibility of old scheme members (deceased members).............. 16
Schedule 1--Repeals 17
Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme Regulations 2008 17