6Death of sitting member

6 Death of sitting member

For the purposes of this Act, if: (a) a person dies while a member (whether the death occurs before, at or after the commencement of this section); and (b) immediately before his or her death, the person satisfied the relevant qualifying period for the issue of a Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement; the person is taken: (c) to have retired from the Parliament at the time of his or her death; and (d) to have been qualified to hold a Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement on retirement from the Parliament.