5Parliamentary Superannuation Committee

5 Parliamentary Superannuation Committee

(1)  For the purposes of determining the entitlements, of a member to whom Part 3 or 4 applies, arising from ill-health or physical or mental incapacity, there is to be a committee to be known as the Parliamentary Superannuation Committee.

(2)  The Committee consists of –

(a) the President of the Legislative Council; and

(b) the Speaker of the House of Assembly; and

(c) [Regulation 5 Subregulation (2) amended by No. 4 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2019] the Secretary of the responsible Department in relation to the Financial Management Act 2016 or his or her nominee.

(3)  If the President of the Legislative Council or the Speaker of the House of Assembly ceases to hold office by reason of the expiration of his or her term as a member of Parliament, he or she may continue to act as a member of the Committee until his or her successor in the office of President or Speaker is elected to that office.

(4)  If a vacancy occurs in the office of a member of the Committee, the Governor may appoint a temporary member to hold office until the vacancy is filled by a person entitled by this regulation to hold that office.