Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00500:section:4:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00500
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 5/7)
Character Range: 14773–17335

Australian Capital Territory;
 (b) service, including acting service, in a State office the holder of which may qualify for a pension or retiring allowance under the law of a State relating to pensions or retiring allowances payable to retired Judges;
 (c) service in the office of Coal Industry Tribunal referred to in the Coal Industry Act 1946‑1966; or
 (d) service before the commencement of the Northern Territory Supreme Court Act 1961 as the Judge or an acting Judge of the Northern Territory;
being service prior to his or her appointment as a Judge or, if he or she has been appointed as a Judge more than once, before the last such appointment, but does not include service as a Justice of the Peace or Magistrate.
qualified for a pension: a person who has served as a Judge has qualified for a pension on a particular day if:
 (a) the person would have become entitled to a pension under subsection 6(1) if the person had retired on that day; or
 (b) the person would have become entitled to a pension under subsection 6(2D) if the person had ceased to hold office as a Judge on that day.
qualifying period for a pension, in relation to a person who has served as a Judge, has the meaning given by subsection (3).
qualifying service days has the meaning given by section 4AD.
release authority lump sum has the meaning given by section 17AL.
relevant pension, in relation to a Judge who has died, means the pension that would have been payable to the Judge if the Judge had retired on the date of his or her death and, in a case where subsection (1) of section 6 would not have been applicable in relation to that retirement, the Minister had certified that that retirement was due to permanent disability.
retired Judge means a person who has been a Judge and is or has been in receipt of a pension under this Act.
retirement pension means a pension under section 6.
retires, in relation to a Judge, means ceases to be a Judge otherwise than by death, and retirement has a corresponding meaning (see also sections 4B and 5).
salary means salary at the rate determined under the Judicial and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Allowances) Act 1984 and the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973:
 (a) excluding any allowances that are paid in lieu of any other entitlement; and
 (b) if any arrangements have been entered into for any amount of the rate of remuneration (other than an allowance covered by paragraph (a)) to be provided in the form of another benefit—including that amount.
Scheme means the scheme constituted by this Act for the provision of