Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SUPERANNUATION ACTS AMENDMENT ACT 1978 No. 17, 1978 - SECT 32

32. Section 66 of the Principal Act is amended-

   (a)  by omitting from sub-sections (1) and (2) ''(3) and (4)'' and
        substituting ''(3), (3A) and (4)'';

   (b)  by inserting in paragraph (c) of sub-section (2) ''or conditions''
after ''condition'' (second occurring); and

   (c)  by inserting after sub-section (3) the following sub-sections:

''(3A) Where-

   (a)  a person ceases to be an eligible employee and, upon his so ceasing,
        deferred benefits become applicable in relation to him by virtue of
        Division 3 of Part IX;

   (b)  deferred benefits cease to be applicable in relation to the person
        upon a deferred benefit by way of invalidity pension becoming payable
        to him in accordance with section 68 or 71;

   (c)  the deferred benefit is cancelled under sub-section 76 (1) upon his
        again becoming an eligible employee or is cancelled under sub-section
        143 (2); and

   (d)  the person later ceases to be an eligible employee by reason of
        retirement on the ground of invalidity before attaining his maximum
        retiring age or becomes entitled to deferred benefit by way of
        invalidity benefit,

the person is not entitled to invalidity benefit in accordance with section 67
or 70, but he is entitled to invalidity benefit in accordance with section 68
or 71, as the case may be, as if he had made an election under whichever of
those sections is applicable.

''(3B) Sub-sections (3) and (3A) shall not be taken to prevent a person who
would, but for those sub-sections, be entitled to make an election under
section 69 or 72 from making such an election and becoming entitled to
invalidity benefit in accordance with whichever of those sections is
applicable.''.