Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00825:section:4:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00825
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 1/7)
Character Range: 17818–20581

4  Interpretation
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
Actuary means a Fellow or Associate of the Institute of Actuaries (London), or a Fellow or Associate of the Faculty of Actuaries (Edinburgh), or any other person of whose actuarial knowledge and experience the Governor‑General approves.
Approved authority means the Australian Broadcasting Commission, the Capital Territory Health Commission, the Australian National University, Aboriginal Hostels Limited and the Darwin Community College and includes such other Commonwealth authorities as are specified by the regulations to be approved authorities for the purposes of this Act.
Children includes children adopted by a contributor or by a contributor to the Provident Account and dependent on him at the time of his death.
Commissioner has the same meaning as in the Superannuation Act 1976.
Commissioner for Superannuation has the same meaning as Commissioner.
Contributor means an employee who is or has been contributing under this Act to the Fund.
CSC (short for Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation) has the same meaning as in the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011.
decision has the same meaning as in the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024.
decision of CSC means a decision of CSC, or a delegate of CSC, under this Act or the regulations.
Department means any Department under the administration of a Minister of State for the Commonwealth.
eligible child means:
 (a) in relation to a deceased contributor or deceased pensioner, a child of the contributor or pensioner who is:
 (i) under the age of 18 years; or
 (ii) a child:
 (A) who has reached the age of 18 years but is under the age of 21 years; and
 (B) who is receiving full‑time education at a school, college or university; or
 (iii) a child:
 (A) who has reached the age of 21 years but is under the age of 25 years; and
 (B) who is receiving full‑time education at a school, college or university; and
 (C) where the child was born before the death of the contributor or pensioner—who was living with, or, in the opinion of the Commissioner, was wholly or substantially dependent upon, the contributor or pensioner immediately before that death; and
 (D) where the child was born after the death of the contributor or pensioner—who, in the opinion of the Commissioner, would have been living with, or wholly or substantially dependent upon the contributor or pensioner immediately before that death if the child had been born before that death; and
 (b) in relation to a person, being the widow, widower, wife or husband of a deceased contributor or a deceased pensioner, a child of the person who is:
 (i) a child of the kind referred to in subparagraph (a)(i);
 (ii) a child