(1) A Secretary may give a notice in writing to an SES employee in the relevant Department stating that the employee will become entitled to a payment of a specified amount if the employee retires within a period specified in the notice.
(1A) A notice may be given to an SES employee under subsection ( 1) whether or not the employee has reached the minimum retiring age.
(2) If the employee retires within the specified period, by notice in writing to the Secretary:
(a) the employee is entitled to be paid the specified amount; and
(b) the employee is taken, for all purposes, to have retired involuntarily from the Parliamentary Service.