sec.5.14Calculation of continuous service as officer

### sec.5.14 Calculation of continuous service as officer For the purpose of calculating continuous service of an officer, continuous service had by a person— as an officer; and as the holder of any prescribed office, offices or class of office under the Crown in any of its capacities; where the service had as an officer and the service had as such holder are themselves continuous, are to be taken to constitute continuous service as an officer. A person who has continuous service as an officer pursuant to subsection (1) , while the person continues as an officer, retains and may claim against the Crown in right of the State in respect of all benefits and entitlements that have accrued to the person throughout the continuous service. If the regulations prescribe requirements to be met, if service of an officer is to be taken as continuous, service or services referred to in this section is, or are, not continuous unless it accords, or they accord, with the regulations, and subsection (1) has operation subject to this subsection. For the purpose of calculating continuous service of an officer, a period of service as a special constable (State officer) is to be disregarded. s 5.14 amd 2023 No. 10 s 32F (sec.5.14-ssec.1) For the purpose of calculating continuous service of an officer, continuous service had by a person— as an officer; and as the holder of any prescribed office, offices or class of office under the Crown in any of its capacities; where the service had as an officer and the service had as such holder are themselves continuous, are to be taken to constitute continuous service as an officer. (sec.5.14-ssec.2) A person who has continuous service as an officer pursuant to subsection (1) , while the person continues as an officer, retains and may claim against the Crown in right of the State in respect of all benefits and entitlements that have accrued to the person throughout the continuous service. (sec.5.14-ssec.3) If the regulations prescribe requirements to be met, if service of an officer is to be taken as continuous, service or services referred to in this section is, or are, not continuous unless it accords, or they accord, with the regulations, and subsection (1) has operation subject to this subsection. (sec.5.14-ssec.4) For the purpose of calculating continuous service of an officer, a period of service as a special constable (State officer) is to be disregarded. - (a) as an officer; and - (b) as the holder of any prescribed office, offices or class of office under the Crown in any of its capacities;