Section 6DB — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Operational service—service on submarine special operations

A member of the Defence Force for whom the following are satisfied: (a) the member has rendered continuous full-time service on a submarine for a period that started on or after 1 January 1978 and ended on or before the end of 12 May 1997; (b) the member has rendered continuous full-time service on submarine special operations (the special service) at any time in the period beginning on 1 January 1978 and ending at the end of 12 May 1997; (c) the member: (i) has been awarded the Australian Service Medal with Clasp “SPECIAL OPS” for the special service; or (ii) has become eligible for that award for the special service; or (iii) would have been eligible for that award for the special service if the member had not already been awarded it for other service; is taken to have been rendering operational service during each period covered by paragraph (a).