Solicitor-General Act 1983

In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires – accumulation scheme, in relation to a Solicitor-General, means the default fund, within the meaning of the Public Sector Superannuation Reform Act 2016,in relation to which the Solicitor-General is a relevant employee within the meaning of section 21 of that Act; age of retirement means the age of 72 years; barrister means a barrister within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2007; commencement day means the day on which this Act receives the royal assent; complying superannuation scheme means a complying superannuation fund as provided by the law of the Commonwealth; functions includes duties;Judges Pension Fund means the Fund established under section 9 of the Judges' Contributory Pensions Act 1968; practitioner means an Australian legal practitioner; power includes an authority; regulations means regulations made and in force under this Act;RSA means a Retirement Savings Account within the meaning of the Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997 of the Commonwealth;Secretary means the Secretary of the Department; spouse includes the person with whom a person is, or was at the time of his or her death, in a significant relationship, within the meaning of the Relationships Act 2003; surcharge liability means liability for tax or interest imposed under the law of the Commonwealth arising from an entitlement to a pension under Schedule 1; transfer day means the day specified in a notice under section 7(5) of the Public Sector Superannuation Reform Act 1999;

In this Act, a reference to the Solicitor-General is a reference to the holder (if any) of the office established by section 4(1) and includes a reference to any barrister or practitioner appointed to act for the Solicitor-General during his illness or absence.