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5.1 DSH Legislation

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The relevant provisions of subsection 4(1) are:

Eligible person means a person who —

(a) is an Australian soldier;

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and includes a widow, widower or dependent parent of a person specified in any of the paragraphs (a) to (g) of this definition;

Australian Soldier ... includes

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(gc) a member of the Defence Force who is taken, because of section 6D of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, to have rendered operational service (within the meaning of that Act);

(gd) a member of the Defence Force:

(i)whose first service in the Defence Force began on or before 14 May 1985; and

(ii)who is taken, because of section 6E of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, to have rendered operational service (within the meaning of that Act);