Superannuation Act 1922

This Part applies to a person:

who, immediately after ceasing to be a member of the Defence Force of the Commonwealth, becomes employed by the Commonwealth or by an approved authority otherwise than as a casual, exempt or temporary employee; and

in respect of whom an amount is paid from the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Fund into the Fund under Division 3 of Part V of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948‑1959.

This Part also applies to a person:

who, immediately after ceasing to be a member of the Defence Force of the Commonwealth, becomes employed by the Commonwealth or by an approved authority otherwise than in a permanent capacity and is, by the terms of his employment, required to give the whole of his time to the duties of his employment;

who, immediately before becoming so employed, had had not less than three years’ continuous service as a member of the Defence Force of the Commonwealth;

in respect of whom:

in the case of a person employed by the Commonwealth otherwise than under the Australian Security Intelligence Organization Act 1956—the Public Service Board, or, on appeal from the Public Service Board, the Minister;

in the case of a person employed by an approved authority—that approved authority; or

in the case of a person employed under the Australian Security Intelligence Organization Act 1956—the Director‑General of Security;

in respect of whom an amount is paid from the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Fund into the Fund under Division 3 of Part V of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948‑1959.

Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), this Part does not apply to a person who becomes employed by the Commonwealth or by an approved authority after the commencement of the Superannuation Act 1971.