Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Emergency Services Superannuation Act 1986 - SECT 20H

Termination due to ill health

20H. Termination due to ill health



(1) This section applies if the Board determines that-

   (a)  a former contributor who is receiving an annual pension under section
        20F and has applied for the payment of a benefit under this section;
        or

   (b)  a contributor who has applied for the payment of an annual pension
        under section 20F and in respect of whom the Board has determined that
        the contributor is not eligible to receive a benefit under section 20F
        or 20G(1); or

   (c)  a contributor who is receiving a temporary pension under section 20G
        and in respect of whom the Board has determined that the contributor
        is not eligible to receive a benefit under section 20F or 20G-

qualifies for the payment of an ill health benefit under this section.

(2) The payment under this section is to be a lump sum equal to the accrued
benefit at the date of termination of-

   (a)  the contributor calculated using the salary of the contributor in
        accordance with section 4(1E)(f); or

   (b)  the former contributor calculated using the current equivalent salary
        of the salary of the former contributor at the date of termination.

(3) If a contributor or former contributor accepts a payment under this
section, the Board is released from any liability to make any further payments
to, or in respect of, any entitlements of the contributor or former
contributor or of any of his or her dependants and this Act ceases to apply.