7Eligibility for membership

7 Eligibility for membership

7.1 Subject to this section, the officers and teachers of the University who are eligible to be members of the Scheme are:

 (a) the Vice-Chancellor; and

 (b) the full-time members of the academic staff; and

 (c) the Librarian; and

 (d) any other full-time officers or teachers of the University approved by the Vice-Chancellor.

7.2 A person is not eligible to become a member after the commencement of this subsection if the person is:

 (a) an eligible employee for the purposes of the Superannuation Act; or

 (b) because of a direction of the Commissioner for Superannuation under that Act, to be regarded as being an eligible employee for the purposes of that Act; or

 (c) entitled, under that Act, to request the Commissioner for Superannuation to direct that the person be treated as an eligible employee for the purposes of that Act and:

 (i) the person has not, since he or she became, or last became, so eligible, made such a request of the Commissioner for Superannuation; or

 (ii) such a request having been made by the person, the Commissioner for Superannuation has not made a direction in response to that request.

7.3 A person is not eligible to become a member after the commencement of this subsection if the person is a member of a superannuation scheme specified by the Council for the purposes of this section.

7.4 A person is not entitled to remain a member if the person commences to make contributions under the Superannuation Act.

7.5 A person is not entitled to remain a member if the person becomes a member of a superannuation scheme specified by the Council for the purposes of this section.

7.6 Except where the Council otherwise directs, a person is not eligible to become a member if the person has attained the age of 55 years.