Parliamentary Service Act 1988
sec.30Superannuation
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sec.30 Superannuation
Where a person— immediately prior to the appointed day is an officer within the meaning of a superannuation Act; and under the transitional provision is deemed to be appointed or seconded to perform the duties of an officer of or employee in the parliamentary service; for as long as the person continues to perform full-time the duties of an officer of or employee in the parliamentary service (whether as an officer of the public service or as an officer of or employee in the parliamentary service) in a permanent capacity— all entitlements (if any) which at the appointed day have accrued or are accruing in respect of the person under that Act shall be retained; and the person shall be deemed to continue to be an officer within the meaning of that Act and the provisions of that Act shall apply accordingly. In subsection (2) — superannuation Act means— the Public Service Superannuation Act 1958 ; the State Service Superannuation Act 1972 . transitional provision means section 46 of this Act as in force immediately before this Act was amended by the Parliamentary Committees Act 1995 , section 35 . Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the Speaker or any person from participating in any superannuation scheme pursuant to any other Act. s 30 amd 1995 No. 38 s 35 sch 1 ; 2000 No. 52 s 48 sch ; 2002 No. 31 s 5 (sec.30-ssec.2) Where a person— immediately prior to the appointed day is an officer within the meaning of a superannuation Act; and under the transitional provision is deemed to be appointed or seconded to perform the duties of an officer of or employee in the parliamentary service; for as long as the person continues to perform full-time the duties of an officer of or employee in the parliamentary service (whether as an officer of the public service or as an officer of or employee in the parliamentary service) in a permanent capacity— all entitlements (if any) which at the appointed day have accrued or are accruing in respect of the person under that Act shall be retained; and the person shall be deemed to continue to be an officer within the meaning of that Act and the provisions of that Act shall apply accordingly. (sec.30-ssec.3) In subsection (2) — superannuation Act means— the Public Service Superannuation Act 1958 ; the State Service Superannuation Act 1972 . transitional provision means section 46 of this Act as in force immediately before this Act was amended by the Parliamentary Committees Act 1995 , section 35 . (sec.30-ssec.4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the Speaker or any person from participating in any superannuation scheme pursuant to any other Act.
- (a) immediately prior to the appointed day is an officer within the meaning of a superannuation Act; and
- (b) under the transitional provision is deemed to be appointed or seconded to perform the duties of an officer of or employee in the parliamentary service;