4.3 Transferring rehabilitation authority from the CDF to the MRCC
Section 39 of the MRCA provides that the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) is the rehabilitation authority for all serving members, including Permanent Force Members, Reservists on continuous full-time service (CFTS) and Reservists not on CFTS which includes part-time, inactive and standby Reservists. This applies regardless of whether they are covered under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA) or the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (SRCA).