A covered ADF member who is medically discharged before turning 60 is entitled to invalidity pension if he or she is classified by CSC as having at least 30% incapacity for civil employment.

The basic annual rate of the invalidity pension depends on his or her age at discharge, his or her salary then and the degree of his or her incapacity. This rate is increased while he or she is under 60 by a top - up that depends on how long he or she served in the ADF, his or her salary when discharged and the degree of his or her incapacity. The top - up stops when he or she turns 60 because he or she should have access to his or her superannuation then.

If an invalidity pensioner dies, a pension is payable to his or her surviving spouse or to his or her eligible children. The rate of the pension depends on the basic annual rate of the invalidity pension. In some cases, the spouse's pension can be converted to a lump sum.

If the surviving spouse dies while receiving a pension and any of the invalid's eligible children were dependent on the spouse, a pension is payable to those children. The rate of the pension depends on the rate of the invalid's spouse pension.