Military Superannuation and Benefits Declaration (No. 3) 1994 No. 278
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT STATUTORY RULES 1994 No. 278
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE SCIENCE AND PERSONNEL
MILITARY SUPERANNUATION AND BENEFITS ACT 1991
MILITARY SUPERANNUATION AND BENEFITS DECLARATION (No. 3)
The Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991 ("the Act) makes provision in Part 8 for the payment of a retention benefit to certain members of the Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme ("the Scheme") who have completed 15 years of continuous eligible service. The purpose of the benefit is to induce members to serve for another 5 years. An "eligible member" is defined in section 30 of the Act to include: an officer who holds a rank not lower than Major or equivalent (or who was previously an enlisted member), an enlisted member who holds the rank of Sergeant or equivalent; or a member declared by the Minister to be an eligible member. This last category was included in the Act to enable members to receive the benefit where they would not otherwise qualify (because they are in employment categories where the normal opportunities for promotion do not exist.)
The purpose of this Declaration is to declare as "eligible members" those Navy members in the Combat System Operator employment category.
Clause 1. Citation This clause is formal.
Clause 2. Commencement
This clause states the date from which the Declaration takes effect.
Clause 3. Interpretation
This clause defines references to the "Act".
Clause 4. Eligible members
This clause defines who is an eligible member for the purposes of this Declaration.
Clause 5. Transitional
This clauses emphasises that any Combat System Operator who had service in the Radar Plot employment category will have that service treated as eligible service for the purposes of being an eligible member under this Declaration.