32Firefighters who elect to relinquish cover for additional benefit—the Act, s 46AH(1)(d)

32 Firefighters who elect to relinquish cover for additional benefit—the Act, s 46AH(1)(d)

32 Firefighters who elect to relinquish cover for additional benefit—the Act, s 46AH(1)(d)

(1) A person who commenced employment as a permanent firefighter after 26 June 2003 may elect to relinquish cover for the additional benefit within the period approved by Fire and Rescue NSW for this section.

(2) Despite the Act, section 22, the following provisions apply to a prescribed firefighter—

(a) the firefighter is not liable to pay the additional benefit levy for a period during which the firefighter is not covered, and

(b) STC must cease to provide additional benefit cover for the firefighter on and from—

(i) for a person who was a permanent firefighter on 27 June 2003 and who elected to relinquish cover for the additional benefit before 27 June 2003—27 June 2003, or

(ii) otherwise—the date advised to STC by Fire and Rescue NSW, and

(c) the firefighter is not entitled to be covered for the additional benefit while employed as a permanent firefighter.

(3) In this section—

prescribed firefighter means a firefighter who—

(a) elects to relinquish cover for the additional benefit in accordance with this section, or

(b) elected to relinquish cover for the additional benefit in accordance with—

(i) the State Authorities Superannuation Regulation 2015, section 31, or

(ii) the State Authorities Superannuation Regulation 2010, section 33, or

(iii) the State Authorities Superannuation Regulation 2005, section 28, or

(iv) the State Authorities Superannuation Regulation 2000, section 20.