New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY CONTRIBUTORY SUPERANNUATION ACT 1971 - SECT 23A

23A Right of certain spouses or de facto partners to convert part of pension entitlement to lump sum entitlement

(1) In this section, "pensioner" means a spouse or de facto partner who is, after the commencement of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation (Amendment) Act 1979 , entitled to a pension under section 19C (2) (a) or 23 (2) or, where that pension is suspended under section 26, entitled to a pension under section 26 (2).

(2) The provisions of this Part apply to and in respect of a pensioner in the same way as they apply to and in respect of a former member.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a reference in section 20 to a former member ceasing to be a member shall be construed as a reference to a pensioner becoming entitled to a pension.