Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00261:section:52:p14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00261
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 52 (pt 14/48)
Character Range: 66094–68661

contributions to be paid to CSC
9. Contributions payable by a member are to be paid to CSC by or on behalf of the member.
Liability of Department to pay employer contributions
10. (1) The Department must, on each salary pay‑day on which a member pays contributions, pay to CSC an employer contribution in relation to the member.
(2) In spite of a member paying contributions during a period of leave without pay to which rule 7 applies, subrule (1) does not apply:
     (a) in the case of a period of leave without pay referred to in subrule 7 (2) which exceeds 12 months—to any part of the excess period in respect of which no amount is paid under a prescribed arrangement; or
     (b) in the case of a period of leave without pay referred to in subrule 7 (3).
(3) The amount of an employer contribution payable by the Department in relation to a member is an amount that is 3 per centum of the amount of the salary payable to the member in respect of the relevant fortnight.
(4) In this rule:
"member's employer", in relation to a member who is engaged in employment referred to in subparagraph 7 (2) (a) (i), means the person who is the employer of the member in respect of that employment.
"prescribed arrangement", in relation to a member who is engaged in employment referred to in subparagraph 7 (2) (a) (i), means an arrangement between the Commonwealth and the member's employer under which the employer agrees to pay to the Commonwealth an employer contribution, in relation to the member:
     (a) in respect of each salary fortnight in the period of that employment; or
     (b) in respect of each salary fortnight in a specified part of that period;
as the case may be, in respect of which the member pays a contribution under this Part.
Payment of contributions into Fund
11. CSC must pay all member and employer contributions received by it into the Fund.
Part 3—Members' Benefits
Division 1—Benefits other than Invalidity Benefits
Benefits on retirement before reaching 55 years of age or earlier retiring age, otherwise than for redundancy or retrenchment etc.
12. (1) This rule applies to a member who retires:
     (a) in the case of a member whose retiring age is less than 55 years—before reaching his or her retiring age; or
     (b) in any other case—before reaching the age of 55 years;
not being a member who is:
     (c) retired on the ground of redundancy or retrenchment; or
     (d) entitled to an invalidity pension.
(2) Subject to rule 15, in the case of a person to whom this rule applies:
     (a) his or her member benefit is payable