New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY CONTRIBUTORY SUPERANNUATION ACT 1971 - SECT 4A

4A Closure of Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Scheme

(1) The Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Scheme is closed to members elected at or after the 2007 general election, other than continuing members.

(2) Accordingly, a member elected at or after the 2007 general election who is not a continuing member is not entitled:

(a) to have deductions made from the member’s salary under this Act, or

(b) to have any period of service during which the member is not a continuing member after that election taken into account in determining any benefit payable to or in respect of the member under this Act.

(3) For the purposes of this Act, a person is a "continuing member" if:

(a) the person was a member of either House of Parliament at any time within the period of 3 months before polling day at the 2007 general election, and

(b) the person was elected to either House of Parliament at the 2007 general election or within 3 months after polling day at that election, and

(c) since polling day at that election, the person has not ceased to be a member of either House of Parliament for a continuous period exceeding 3 months.

(4) In this Part, "2007 general election" means the first State general election held after the commencement of this section.