Public Sector Superannuation Reform Regulations 2017
161Meaning of service
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 161
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Public Sector Superannuation Reform Regulations 2017.
161 Meaning of service
(1) Subject to subregulation (2) , in this Part, a reference to service in respect of a member is a reference to the most recent uninterrupted period of continuous employment with the Tasmania Fire Service in respect of which the member receives a salary and includes any period during which a benefit is paid to the member under regulation 183(1) .
(2) A member’s service is, in respect of any period of absence from employment without salary, to be adjusted in accordance with any relevant provisions of this Part.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation, a member is to be taken to have ceased employment if –
(a) the age and terms of employment of the member preclude the member’s continued eligibility for membership of the SFCS Scheme; or
(b) having regard to the age of the member, the Commission is satisfied that the benefit in respect of the member may be released and the Commission, at the member’s request, has, in its discretion, permitted the release.