Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00533:section:14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00533
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 14
Character Range: 7655–9333

14  Commonwealth officer appointed as Solicitor‑General
 (1) The Judges' Pensions Act 1968 does not apply in relation to the Solicitor‑General if:
 (a) immediately before being appointed as the Solicitor‑General, he or she was:
 (i) an eligible employee for the purposes of the Superannuation Act 1976; or
 (ii) a member of the superannuation scheme established by deed under the Superannuation Act 1990; or
 (iii) an ordinary employer‑sponsored member of PSSAP, within the meaning of the Superannuation Act 2005; and
 (b) he or she does not make an election under subsection (2).
 (2) The Solicitor‑General may elect to cease to be:
 (a) an eligible employee for the purposes of the Superannuation Act 1976; or
 (b) a member of the superannuation scheme established by deed under the Superannuation Act 1990; or
 (c) an ordinary employer‑sponsored member of PSSAP, within the meaning of the Superannuation Act 2005.
 (2A) The election must be made:
 (a) within 3 months of the Solicitor‑General's appointment; and
 (b) by notice in writing to the Minister.
 (2B) If the Solicitor‑General makes the election:
 (a) the Judges' Pensions Act 1968 applies in relation to him or her and is taken to have so applied immediately after he or she was appointed as the Solicitor‑General; and
 (b) he or she is taken to have ceased to be:
 (i) an eligible employee for the purposes of the Superannuation Act 1976; or
 (ii) a member of the superannuation scheme established by deed under the Superannuation Act 1990; or
 (iii) an ordinary employer‑sponsored member of PSSAP, within the meaning of the Superannuation Act 2005;
  immediately before being appointed as the Solicitor‑General.