Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Emergency Services Superannuation Act 1986 - SECT 20B

Membership

20B. Membership



(1) For the purposes of this Part, membership means the period of service up
to the age of 65 years calculated in years including fractions appropriate to
complete days during which the employee was entitled to make contributions
(other than contributions under section 20M) to the Scheme.

(2) Any period of membership as a part-time contributor is reduced
proportionately according to the basis on which the part-time contributor is
employed.

(3) Membership includes-

   (a)  any leave of absence during which the contributor continues to receive
        salary from the employer or periodic payments under the
        Accident Compensation Act 1985; and

   (b)  any leave of absence without pay on account of illness or injury
        certified by a registered medical practitioner; and

   (c)  any other leave of absence approved by the employer of the contributor
        during which the employer, or any other employer of the contributor
        approved by the Board, agrees to maintain contributions as required by
        section 20Q.

(4) Membership does not include-

   (a)  any period prior to 1 January 1987; or

   (b)  any period when a contributor was a contributor to a prior fund; or

   (c)  any period in excess of 4 weeks when no contribution payments (other
        than optional contributions under section 20M) are made to the Scheme;
        or

   (d)  any period in respect of which a benefit has previously been paid
        unless such part of that benefit (other than a pension under section
        20F or 20G) as the Board requires has been repaid to the Scheme
        together with interest at a rate fixed by the Board; or

   (e)  unless contributions required by section 20M are made, any additional
        years of membership which would have been completed by age 60 by a
        contributor on leave of absence without pay other than leave on
        account of illness or injury certified by a registered medical
        practitioner.