Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00825:section:20:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00825
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 20 (pt 3/4)
Character Range: 57986–60547

to him, whether by reason of the operation of this subsection or otherwise, the number of units of pension for which he was required to contribute shall, where necessary, be deemed to have been reduced accordingly.
 (9) Where an employee who became or becomes an employee on or after 14 December 1959, and to whom the proviso to section 43 applies ceases to be an employee at an earlier age than his selected retiring age:
 (a) that earlier age shall be deemed to have been his selected retiring age;
 (b) where necessary, the number of non‑contributory units of pension (if any) applicable in relation to him shall be deemed to have been reduced accordingly; and
 (c) if there are no non‑contributory units of pension applicable in relation to him, whether by reason of the operation of paragraph (b) or otherwise, the number of units of pension for which he was required to contribute shall, where necessary, be deemed to have been reduced accordingly.
 (10) For the purposes of this section:
 (a) the selected retiring age of an employee is, subject to subsection (9):
 (i) in the case of an employee who has made an election under section 24—the age of sixty years; and
 (ii) in any other case—the age of sixty‑five years; and
 (b) the number of years of prospective service of an employee is the number of complete years included in the sum of the following periods:
 (i) the period that commenced on the date upon which he became an employee and ends on the date upon which he will attain his selected retiring age;
 (ia) in the case of an employee who is a contributor to the Fund in accordance with Part VIA and was, immediately before he became an employee, a member of a superannuation scheme within the meaning of that Part—the period during which he was a member of that scheme;
 (ib) in the case of an employee who is contributing to the Fund in accordance with Part VIIA and was, immediately before he became an employee, a contributor to a State Fund within the meaning of that Part—the period during which he was a contributor to that Fund;
 (ii) in the case of an employee who became an employee after the commencement of the Superannuation Act 1971 and was, immediately before he became an employee, a contributor to a Public Service Superannuation Fund within the meaning of Part VIII—the period during which he was a contributor to that Fund; and
 (iii) in the case of an employee who became an employee after the commencement of the Superannuation Act 1971 and was, at any time before he became an employee, employed in employment of a kind