Definitions
3 Definitions
In this Act:
accumulation account means the account of a member or former member recorded in the accounts of the Scheme.
additional salary means that part of a members salary or allowance paid to a member, in addition to his or her basic salary as a member, in respect of service in the Assembly as the Speaker, a Minister or Leader of the Opposition, or other service in a particular office or in performance of a particular function in respect of which remuneration or an allowance is payable under the Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Act 2006.
Assembly means the Legislative Assembly.
asset means property of any kind, whether tangible or intangible, real or personal, including any right, interest or claim of any kind, whether liquidated or unliquidated, actual, contingent or prospective.
basic salary has the same meaning as in the Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Act 2006.
Commissioner, see section 3(1) of the Superannuation Act 1986.
full term of the Assembly, in relation to a member elected at a by‑election, includes the period between his or her election as a member (whenever occurring) and the date of the next succeeding general election of members of the Assembly.
Fund means the Legislative Assembly Members' Superannuation Fund established on 23 September 1979 under this Act.
liability means any liability, duty or obligation, whether liquidated or unliquidated, actual, contingent or prospective.
member means a member of the Assembly who:
was elected before the scheme closure date; and
has been a member of the Assembly continuously since that date.
right means any right, power, privilege or immunity, whether actual, contingent or prospective.
Scheme means the superannuation scheme established by this Act.
scheme closure date means the date on which the Legislative Assembly Members' Superannuation Amendment (Scheme Closure) Act 2004 commences.
superannuation contributions surcharge means the superannuation contributions surcharge imposed under the Surcharge Act.
Surcharge Act means the Superannuation Contributions Tax Imposition Act 1997 of the Commonwealth and includes regulations under that Act.
Surcharge Collection Act means the Superannuation Contributions Tax (Assessment and Collection) Act 1997 of the Commonwealth and includes regulations under that Act.
transfer date means the commencement of section 7 of the Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 2019.
Trustee Board means the Superannuation Trustee Board as constituted on the transfer date under section 8A of the Superannuation Act 1986.
Note for section 3
The Interpretation Act 1978 contains definitions and other provisions that may be relevant to this Act.
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