Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The Judges (Pensions and Long Leave) Act 1957, other than sections 2AA, 8C, 15 and 15A, apply to a member as if a reference to a judge included a reference to a member.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to--
(a) an acting member; or
(b) a member who contributes to the State Public Sector Superannuation Fund at the time of the member's appointment as a member and who elects to continue to contribute to the fund.
(3) An election under subsection (2)(b) must be made within 3 months after the member's appointment, by written notice given to--
(a) the board of trustees of the State Public Sector Superannuation Scheme; and
(b) the chief executive.
(4) If a member who contributes to the State Public Sector Superannuation Fund at the time of the member's appointment as a member does not elect to continue to contribute, the member, in relation to the fund--
(a) is taken to have ceased to be a public service officer on the day of the appointment; and
(b) if the member is less than 55 years--is treated as if he or she had resigned; and
(c) if the member is 55 years or more--is treated as if he or she had retired.