Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsIn this Act:
"account-based pension" has the same meaning as in the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 .
"ADF" means the Australian Defence Force.
"ADF Super" : see Australian Defence Force Superannuation Scheme .
"ADF Super Fund" means the fund established, and vested in CSC, by the Trust Deed.
"ADF Super member" means a person who is an ADF Super member in accordance with section 12.
"Australian Defence Force Superannuation Scheme" or ADF Super means the superannuation scheme established by the Trust Deed.
"continuous full-time Reservist" means a member of the Reserves who is rendering a period of continuous full - time service.
"CSC" (short for Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation) has the same meaning as in the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011 .
"DFRDB" (short for Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits) means the scheme established by the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 .
"employer" has the same meaning as in the SIS Act.
"former long-term ADF member" : a person is a former long-term ADF member if:
(a) for a continuous period of at least 12 months, the person was any of the following:
(i) a member of the Permanent Forces;
(ii) a continuous full - time Reservist; and
(b) at a particular time (whether before, on or after the commencement of this definition), the person ceased to be any of the following:
(i) a member of the Permanent Forces;
(ii) a continuous full - time Reservist; and
(c) at that time, the person was an ADF Super member; and
(d) at all times since that time, the person:
(i) has continued to be an ADF Super member; and
(ii) has not been either a member of the Permanent Forces or a continuous full - time Reservist.
"member spouse" has the meaning given by section 9.
"MSBS" (short for Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme) has the same meaning as Scheme has in the Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991 .
"non-member spouse" has the meaning given by section 9.
"Permanent Forces" has the same meaning as in the Defence Act 1903 .
"preserved employer benefit" means a preserved amount that includes an amount of employer benefit (within the meaning of the Rules made for the administration of MSBS).
"Reserves" has the same meaning as in the Defence Act 1903 .
"rules" means rules made under section 28.
"splitting agreement" has the meaning given by section 9.
"splitting order" has the meaning given by section 9.
"superannuation interest" has the meaning given by section 9.
"this Act" includes the rules (except in subsection 29(2)).
"Trust Deed" means:
(a) the deed referred to in section 7; or
(b) if the deed is amended--the deed as so amended.