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In forceAmended2001 Revised Edition

Part V · Awards in Respect of Disablement

40. Award of total disability compensation

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2022.

(1)

A member is eligible for an award of the amount specified by the Armed Forces Council by General Order if —

(a)

he sustains, on or after 1 January 2023, an injury received in and which is attributable to service;

(b)

he is disabled from the injury; and

(c)

the Armed Forces Council determines that the degree of his disability amounts to permanent total disability.

(2)

An award under paragraph (1) does not affect the member’s eligibility for payment of any of the following:

(a)

any pension payable under regulation 23 or 33;

(b)

any award under regulation 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 or 46.

Subregulation 1

A member is eligible for an award of the amount specified by the Armed Forces Council by General Order if —

(a)

he sustains, on or after 1 January 2023, an injury received in and which is attributable to service;

(b)

he is disabled from the injury; and

(c)

the Armed Forces Council determines that the degree of his disability amounts to permanent total disability.

Subregulation 2

An award under paragraph (1) does not affect the member’s eligibility for payment of any of the following:

(a)

any pension payable under regulation 23 or 33;

(b)

any award under regulation 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 or 46.

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