Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00465:section:3:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00465
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 3/6)
Character Range: 17692–20321

of, or but for a suspension of his pension under section 53A or 53B of the previous Act, would have been in receipt of, a pension under the previous benefits scheme (being a pension to which he became entitled on retirement from the Defence Force) or was a person to whom deferred benefits were applicable under section 82ZB of the previous Act;
  but does not include:
 (c) a person who, under section 5A, is excluded from this definition;
 (d) a person to whom section 90 applies and who does not make an election under that section; or
 (e) a person who has ceased, or is taken to have ceased, under section 134 or 138 to be an eligible member of the Defence Force.
Note: For a continuous full‑time Reservist whose engagement spans 30 June 2016, see section 5B.
eligible orphan means an eligible child who is an orphan, and includes an eligible child who is not an orphan but who is in the custody, care and control of, and is wholly or substantially dependent on, a person other than a person to whom widow's pension or spouse pension is, or was at any time, payable.
existing contributor means a person who:
 (a) immediately before 1 October 1972 was making, or was required to make, or, but for subsection 4AA(2), paragraph 23(5)(b) or (c), or subsection 36(1), of the previous Act, would have been required to make, contributions to the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Fund under the previous legislation; and
 (b) on that date, without having ceased to be on continuous full‑time service, became an eligible member of the Defence Force for the purposes of this Act.
Finance Minister means the Minister administering the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
fortnightly rate of pay, in relation to a member of the Defence Force on a particular day, means an amount calculated in accordance with the formula:

where A is the annual rate of pay applicable to him on that day.
invalidity benefit means invalidity benefit under section 26.
invalidity pay means invalidity benefit consisting of invalidity pay.
marital or couple relationship has the meaning given by section 6A.
member of the Defence Force does not include a person who is a member as defined by subsection 3(1) of the Defence Force (Papua New Guinea) Retirement Benefits Act 1973.
member of the scheme means a person who is, or at any time on or after the date of commencement of the scheme, has been, an eligible member of the Defence Force.
MSB scheme means the superannuation scheme established under the Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991.
officer means a member of the Defence Force who is an officer for the purposes