11.5 Special assistance (Part 5)
Section 424 provides that in special circumstances (subject to the regulations), a delegate may grant assistance to a member or former member or their dependants, but only if that person is not otherwise entitled to compensation under the MRCA or the VEA.
An example of this discretionary power might be a case where a member or former member was found to be living in indigent circumstances.
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