Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MILITARY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 2004 - SECT 251

    The Commonwealth is liable to pay compensation for a person if:

  (a)   the person:

  (i)   was an eligible young person; and

  (ii)   was a dependant of a deceased member;

    immediately before the member's death; and

  (b)   section   12 applies in respect of the member; and

  (c)   a claim for compensation in respect of the person has been made under section   319.

Note 1:   Section   257 sets out who the compensation is payable to.

Note 2:   This Part does not apply to an eligible young person who was also the wholly dependent partner of the deceased member (see section   260).