6Kinds of non-accruing members

6 Kinds of non-accruing members

For the purposes of subsection 92Q(1) of the Act, each of the following kinds of member of the pension bonus scheme is declared to be a non‑accruing member throughout the period ascertained in accordance with section 7 of this Declaration:

(a) a member who is a CDEP Scheme participant;

(b) a member who is in gaol;

(c) a member who is undergoing psychiatric confinement, because the member has been charged with committing an offence;

(d) a member who, at any time before 1 July 2014, was a person who was not a participant in the workforce and was a person whose partner:

(i) was a participant in the workforce; and

(ii) was not a registered member of the pension bonus scheme or the corresponding scheme under Part IIIAB of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act; and

(iii) had intended to become a registered member of the pension bonus scheme or the corresponding scheme under Part IIIAB of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act;

(e) a member who is on paid or unpaid leave of any kind, or combination of kinds, from gainful work and who is unable to pass the work test for a bonus period during which any part of the leave is taken;

(f) a member whose partner is on paid or unpaid leave of any kind, or combination of kinds, from gainful work and whose partner is unable to pass the work test for a bonus period during which any part of the leave is taken;

(g) a member who is:

(i) the surviving member of a couple; and

(ii) undergoing a period of bereavement; and

(iii) unable to pass the work test for a bonus period during which the period of bereavement occurs;

(h) a member who is unable to pass the work test for a bonus period because the amount of gainful work available to him or her in the bonus period is reduced by a major disaster;

(i) a member whose partner is a member of either the pension bonus scheme or the corresponding scheme under Part IIIAB of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act, and:

(i) if the partner is a member of the pension bonus scheme—the partner is unable to pass the work test for a bonus period because the amount of gainful work available to the partner in the bonus period is reduced by a major disaster; or
(ii) if the partner is a member of the corresponding scheme under Part IIIAB of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act—the partner is unable to pass the work test (within the meaning of that Part) for a bonus period (within the meaning of that Part) because the amount of gainful work available to the partner in the bonus period is reduced by a major disaster.

Note for paragraphs (h) and (i): For the application of this Declaration in relation to Cyclone Larry, a major disaster that occurred in 2006, see section 8.