Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) The number of days of Reserve service performed by a person in a service year is the total of the number of days worked out under subsections ( 2) and ( 3 ).
( 2 ) The p erson performs 1 day of Reserve service in a service year for each day in the service year on which the person performs effective serv ice as a member of the Reserves if :
(a) the service is on a continuous full - time basis; or
(b) the person is paid at the full daily rate for that day.
( 3 ) If:
(a) the person performs effective service as a member of the Reserves on 2 or more days in a service year; and
(b) the person is paid for each of those days on the basis of a proportion of a daily rate;
then the number of days of Reserve service that the person performs in the service year is increased by the number worked out by adding together the proportions (expressed as fractions) mentioned in paragraph ( b) and rounding down the result to the nearest whole number.