(1) This section applies if:
(a) the service of a member of the Defence Force has been terminated or has ended for a particular reason; and
(b) the Chief of the Defence Force is satisfied that the member's service could properly have been terminated or ended for another reason .
(2) The Chief of the Defence Force may ensure that the member's service is treated as having been terminated or ended for the other reason:
(a) at the request or with the agreement of the member; or
(b) at the request or with the agreement of the member's family.