Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE ACT 1979 - SECT 34

Resignation

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  an AFP employee resigns from the Australian Federal Police in accordance with section 30; and

                     (b)  the resignation takes effect on or after the day on which he or she reaches 55 but before he or she reaches 60;

he or she is taken, for the purposes of the Superannuation Act, to have retired voluntarily.

Termination of employment

             (2)  If:

                     (a)  an AFP employee's employment is terminated under section 28; and

                     (b)  the termination takes effect on or after the day on which he or she reaches 55 but before he or she reaches 60;

he or she is taken, for the purposes of the Superannuation Act, to have retired voluntarily.

Period of employment ends

             (3)  If:

                     (a)  a person is engaged as an AFP employee under section 24 for a period; and

                     (b)  the person completes that period of engagement (the initial period ); and

                     (c)  the person is not re‑engaged under that section for a further period starting immediately after the end of the initial period; and

                     (d)  the initial period ends on or after the day on which he or she reaches 55 but before he or she reaches 60;

he or she is taken, for the purposes of the Superannuation Act, to have retired voluntarily.