Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00514:reg:32
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00514
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 32
Character Range: 85860–86853

32  Pre‑existing condition
 (1) Where:
 (a) a member is, or is about to be, retired on the ground of invalidity within a period of 2 years after becoming a member; and
 (b) CSC or the Committee is satisfied that:
 (i) the invalidity was caused, or was substantially contributed to, by a physical or mental condition that existed at the time when he or she became a member; and
 (ii) the condition was not materially aggravated by his or her service after becoming a member;
the person is not entitled to invalidity benefits under this Division.
 (2) Where:
 (a) a person who has retired again becomes a member after a break in the continuity of his or her service; and
 (b) he or she is not a person who again became a member pursuant to the Parliamentary Candidates Act; and
 (c) he or she is subsequently retired on the ground of invalidity;
the person is, for the purposes of subrule (1), treated as if he or she had first become a member at the time when he or she again became a member.