1.1 Compensation for injuries resulting in Death - S17 of the SRCA

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1.2 Additional Death Benefit - Defence Act 1903

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1.3 For S17 SRCA and ADB: the date of death is significant, not date of injury

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/13-s17-srca-and-adb-date-death-significant-not-date-injury

1.4 Other compensation: claimed and determined but not paid prior to the death of a member or former member - S111 of SRCA

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/14-other-compensation-claimed-and-determined-not-paid-prior-death-member-or-former-member-s111-srca

1.5 Other compensation: not claimed or claimed but not determined prior to death

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/15-other-compensation-not-claimed-or-claimed-not-determined-prior-death

1.6 Reimbursement of funeral expenses (to a max benefit) - S18 of the SRCA

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/16-reimbursement-funeral-expenses-max-benefit-s18-srca

1.7 Reimbursement of costs of transport of the body - S16 of the SRCA

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/17-reimbursement-costs-transport-body-s16-srca

1.8 Compensation for Death - S43 of the 1971 Act

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/18-compensation-death-s43-1971-act

1.9 Compensation for Death - S9, 9A, 10 and 'Schedule 1' of 1930 Act

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/19-compensation-death-s9-9a-10-and-schedule-1-1930-act

1.10 Compensation under S17 of SRCA Not Payable Where No Dependants

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/110-compensation-under-s17-srca-not-payable-where-no-dependants

1.11 What is a 'Dependant'?

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/111-what-dependant

1.12 What Constitutes Partly or Wholly Dependent for Economic Support?

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/112-what-constitutes-partly-or-wholly-dependent-economic-support

1.13 Spouse and Prescribed Children Resident with Member are Deemed to be Wholly Dependent

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/113-spouse-and-prescribed-children-resident-member-are-deemed-be-wholly-dependent

1.14 Other Persons Resident with Member before death

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/114-other-persons-resident-member-death

1.15 Certain persons Deemed to be Wholly or Partly Dependent

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/115-certain-persons-deemed-be-wholly-or-partly-dependent

1.16 How to determine whether a person was wholly or partly dependent

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/116-how-determine-whether-person-was-wholly-or-partly-dependent

1.17 Who is a 'child/stepchild of a deceased member' for the purposes of the SRCA?

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/117-who-childstepchild-deceased-member-purposes-srca

1.18 Who is a 'Prescribed Child' for the Purposes of the SRCA?

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/118-who-prescribed-child-purposes-srca

1.19 What is a 'Dependent Child' for the ADB?

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/119-what-dependent-child-adb

1.20 Children of the Employee Born after the Death of the Employee

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/120-children-employee-born-after-death-employee

1.20.1 Posthumous children conceived by IVF

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/120-children-employee-born-after-death-employee/1201-posthumous-children-conceived-ivf

1.20.2 Posthumous extra-marital children vs children of a relationship

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/120-children-employee-born-after-death-employee/1202-posthumous-extra-marital-children-vs-children-relationship

1.21 What is a 'Spouse' for the SRCA?

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/121-what-spouse-srca

1.21.1 Important Note re: married persons

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1.21.2 Inclusive list of those who qualify as 'spouse' for purposes of the SRCA

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/121-what-spouse-srca/1212-inclusive-list-those-who-qualify-spouse-purposes-srca

1.21.3 De facto partners

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/121-what-spouse-srca/1213-de-facto-partners

1.21.4 Relationship as a couple living together on a genuine domestic basis

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/121-what-spouse-srca/1214-relationship-couple-living-together-genuine-domestic-basis

1.21.5 De facto partnerships within Defence

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/121-what-spouse-srca/1215-de-facto-partnerships-within-defence

1.21.6 More than one spouse

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/121-what-spouse-srca/1216-more-one-spouse

1.22 What is a 'Spouse' for the purposes of the Additional Death Benefit (ADB)?

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/122-what-spouse-purposes-additional-death-benefit-adb

Ch 1 Legislation and Definitions