Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973

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Distinguished Terms in this instrument

Term(s)	Definition	Defined in Legislation	See Section(s)
Orders	means Orders under section 49F.	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 49A Definitions Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 49F Ministerial Orders
original interest	means a superannuation interest to which section 49B applies.	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 49A Definitions Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 49B Associate pension for non - member spouse if operative time in payment phase
partner	: a person is the partner of another person if the two persons have a relationship as a couple (whether the persons are the same sex or different sexes).	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 3 Interpretation
payment split	means:	Family Law Act 1975	Family Law Act 1975 - 90XD Definitions Family Law Act 1975 - 90YD Definitions
pension benefit	means retirement pay, invalidity pay, widowâs pension , spouse pension or childâs pension.	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 98A Definitions Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 3 Interpretation
pensioner	means a person to whom a pension benefit is payable.	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 98A Definitions
period of effective service	, in relation to a member of the scheme, means:	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 62 Recipient member who becomes eligible member Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 3 Interpretation Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 57 Election by officer on short service commission who continues to serve in respect of period of service under short service commission
period of non‐effective service	, in relation to a member of the scheme, means a period that, under section 6, is deemed to be a period of non ‐ effective service in relation to him.	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 3 Interpretation
period of previous contributory qualifying service	, in relation to an existing contributor, means a period equal to the sum of:	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 85 Interpretation Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 1 Short title
period of previous non‐contributory qualifying service	, in relation to a member of the scheme, means a period that the member has, under section 89 or 93, elected to have taken into account as a period of qualifying service for the purposes of this Act.	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 85 Interpretation Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 89 Purchase of previous non - contributory service
Permanent Forces	means the Permanent Navy, the Regular Army and the Permanent Air Force.	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 3 Interpretation
post‐1959 contributor	means an existing contributor who is not a pre ‐ 1959 contributor.	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 85 Interpretation
prescribed half‐year	means the half ‐ year commencing on 1 January 2002 or a subsequent half ‐ year.	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 98A Definitions
prescribed member	means a person who was a member of the Defence Force at any time during the prescribed period.	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 98H Interpretation
prescribed percentage	has the meaning given by subsection 98B(3).	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 98A Definitions Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 98B Increase in certain pensions
prescribed period	means the period that commenced on 1 October 1972 and ended on 13 May 1981.	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 98H Interpretation
previous benefits scheme	means the retirement benefits scheme provided for in the previous legislation.	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 3 Interpretation
previous contributions	, in relation to a person, means contributions made by him under the previous legislation, less any such contributions refunded to him under the previous legislation or (except for the purposes of Part X) under section 86 of this Act.	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 86 Refund of previous contributions Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 3 Interpretation
previous legislation	means the previous Act, and includes any other Act relating to retirement benefits for members of the Defence Force that came into operation before 1 October 1972 and modifies or affects the provisions of the previous Act.	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 3 Interpretation
pre‐1959 contributor	means a person who is an existing contributor for the purposes of this Act and who was also an existing contributor as defined by subsection 38(1) of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1959 , but does not include a person in relation to whom regulation 5 or regulation 7 of the Defence For	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - 85 Interpretation