23ARight of certain spouses or de facto partners to convert part of pension entitlement to lump sum entitlement

#### 23A Right of certain spouses or de facto partners to convert part of pension entitlement to lump sum entitlement 23A Right of certain spouses or de facto partners to convert part of pension entitlement to lump sum entitlement > > (1) In this section, pensioner means a spouse or de facto partner who is, after the commencement of the [Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation (Amendment) Act 1979](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1979-132), entitled to a pension under section 19C (2) (a) or 23 (2) or, where that pension is suspended under section 26, entitled to a pension under section 26 (2). > > > (2) The provisions of this Part (except section 19AA) apply to and in respect of a pensioner in the same way as they apply to and in respect of a former member. > > > (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a reference in section 20 to a former member ceasing to be a member shall be construed as a reference to a pensioner becoming entitled to a pension. > > **s 23A:** Ins 1979 No 132, Sch 1 (10). Am 1989 No 159, Sch 1 (4); 1996 No 92, Sch 1.4 (14); 1999 No 89, Sch 1 \[15\]; 2017 No 18, Sch 1 \[10\].