22AContributors not entitled to pension

22A Contributors not entitled to pension

22A Contributors not entitled to pension

(1) In this section—

refund of contributions, in relation to a person who ceases to be a member, means a refund of that person’s contributions and any contributions made by the person under the former Act less any amount (not being an amount which that person has contracted to repay to the Fund pursuant to section 24) previously paid to the person under this Act or under the former Act as a refund of contributions.

supplementary benefit, in relation to a person who ceases to be a member, means the amount that is two and one-third times—

(a) in the case of a person who has been entitled to salary for an aggregate period of less than 7 years—the amount of the refund of contributions in relation to that person, or

(b) in any other case—the amount that would be the amount of the refund of contributions in relation to that person if the last 7 years during which the person was entitled to salary was the only period during which the person was entitled to salary.

(2) A person who ceases to be a member after the date of assent to the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation (Amendment) Act 1981, otherwise than by reason of death or by reason of the operation of section 13A of the Constitution Act 1902, and who is not entitled to a pension under this Part shall be entitled to a refund of contributions and—

(a) where the person ceases to be a member involuntarily within the meaning of subsection (3)—payment of the supplementary benefit, or

(b) in any other case—payment of one-half of the supplementary benefit.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person ceases to be a member involuntarily if—

(a) notwithstanding anything in this subsection, the person has attained the age of 60 years at the time when the person ceases to be a member,

(b) the person ceases to be a member by reason of resignation for reasons which to the trustees appear to be good and sufficient, or

(c) the person ceases to be a member by reason of the termination, either by dissolution or expiry, of a Legislative Assembly and the person—

(i) does not become a candidate at the general election next following that termination by reason of not securing the support of the political party to which the person belonged immediately before so ceasing to be a member,