Curtin University Act 1966
8The *Acts Amendment (Educational Institutions Superannuation) Act 1985* s. 8 reads as follows:
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8 The Acts Amendment (Educational Institutions Superannuation) Act 1985 s. 8 reads as follows:
- Rights of members of the former Scheme
(1) Notwithstanding section 7, where a member of the staff, officer or employee of the Institute was, immediately before the coming into operation of that section, a member of the former Scheme he shall be entitled to continue to be such a member and to retain his accrued rights under the former Scheme and for the purposes of this section the Council shall and is hereby empowered to maintain and continue the former Scheme until the appointed day in order to make financial provision in respect of the retirement, invalidity or death of that person.
(2) In this section —
the appointed day means such day as may be fixed by the Minister by notice published in the Government Gazette certifying that —
(a) there is no longer a person who is entitled to be a member of the former Scheme; and
(b) there is no further need for the Council to administer the former Scheme; and
the former Scheme means the Western Australian Institute of Technology Superannuation Scheme established under section 30A of the principal Act as in force before the coming into operation of section 7.
9 The Voluntary Membership of Student Guilds and Associations Act 1994 s. 2(2) and (3) are transitional provisions that are of no further effect.
10 The Curtin University of Technology Amendment Act 1996 s. 14‑26 and 30 are transitional and consequential provisions that are of no further effect.