Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A member of the Defence Force shall not, by reason only of being a member of the Defence Force, be deemed to be an employee.
(2) Where a member of the Defence Force who is liable to contribute to the Commonwealth under the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 would, but for this section, by reason of becoming employed in a permanent capacity by the Commonwealth or for any other reason, become an employee, he shall be deemed not to be an employee until he ceases to be liable to contribute to the Commonwealth under that Act.