Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C05891:section:13:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C05891
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 13 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 19372–22010

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 "(3.) Where the period of service of the person is less than eight years, but he has, on at least three occasions (including occasions before the commencement of this Part), been an office-holder at the time of the dissolution or expiration of the House of which he was a member or at the time of the expiration of his term of office as a member, the last preceding sub-section applies as if his period of service were eight years.
 "(4.) Where the contributor is not entitled to a pension in accordance with the preceding provisions of this section, the benefit shall be a refund of his contributions.
 "22J. Period of service.
 "(1.) Subject to this section, the period of service of a person for the purposes of this Part is the period, or the sum of the periods (whether continuous or not and whether before or after the commencement of this Part), during which he has been an office-holder.
 "(2.) For the purposes of the last preceding sub-section—
 (a) a period during which a person has been Leader or Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate or Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives shall not be taken into account unless—
   (i)  the period was not less than twelve months; or
   (ii)  the period was continuous or, in the opinion  of the Trust, substantially continuous, with any other period or periods of service by that person as an office-holder and the sum of the first-mentioned period and the other period or periods was not less               than twelve months;
 (b) a period during which a person was Leader of the Opposition in the Senate or Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives shall be taken into account only to the extent of one-half of the period; and
 (c) a period during which a person was Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate shall be taken into account only to the extent of one-quarter of the period.
 "(3.) Where a person has paid contributions to the Ministerial Fund in respect of a period that, by reason of paragraph (a) of the last preceding sub-section, is not to be taken into account for the purposes of this section, he is entitled to receive, as soon as practicable after the end of that period, a refund of the contributions so paid.
 "22K. Benefits on death of contributor.
  "(1.)  Where a person who is or has been a contributor dies—
 (a) while he is entitled to a parliamentary allowance or ministerial salary; or
 (b) while he is entitled to a pension under the preceding provisions of this