Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsA 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).