Term used: eligible Gold State worker
15 Term used: eligible Gold State worker
In this Part —
eligible Gold State worker means a person who —
at all times on and from 30 December 1995 to the commencement day, was, or was taken to have been —
a member of the 1987 scheme under the GES Act; or
eligible to be a member of that scheme;
and
did not terminate his or her membership of the 1987 scheme under section 19A of the GES Act; and
subject to regulations 22 and 23, has been a worker continuously since the commencement day; and
is not excluded by subregulation (2); and
has not voluntarily withdrawn from the Gold State Super Scheme under regulation 24.
A person is excluded by this subregulation if the person —
is a judge or other person with an entitlement, or an expectation of an entitlement, to a benefit under the Judges’ Salaries and Pensions Act 1950; or
is a Pension Scheme Member or a Provident Scheme Member, unless regulation 19(1)(b) or (c) applies to the person; or
is in receipt of a pension under the Pension Scheme, other than a reversionary pension; or
works on a part‑time basis for less than one hour a week; or
is a casual worker whose remuneration for that casual job is less than $250 a month; or
is a casual worker who has not worked in that casual job in the last 12 months and cannot reasonably expect to again work in that job; or
is a worker by reason only of paragraph (i) or (j) of the definition of worker in regulation 3; or
is a member of another superannuation fund under which the worker’s benefits are wholly or partly funded by the Employer, unless —
the Employer funding is provided under a salary sacrifice agreement; or
the worker is not for the time being accruing Employer funded benefits in that fund;
or
is receiving remuneration from the Employer that includes a component in substitution for superannuation; or
subject to subregulation (3), is receiving, or has received, invalid or disability benefits under a public sector (including local government) superannuation scheme in the State or elsewhere in Australia.
The Board may decide that subregulation (2)(j) does not apply to a particular person.
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