In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:
"State employee" means a person who became an employee before 1 November 1951, and was, immediately before becoming an employee, a contributor to a State Fund.
"State Fund" means any fund or account established under the law of a State to provide superannuation or other similar benefits for persons employed in the State Public Service.
"State Public Service" means Public, Railway or other Service of a State, and includes, in relation to a person appointed or employed under Division 9A or 9B of Part III of the Commonwealth Public Service Act, any Service which is a State Public Service for the purposes of that Division.
"the Commonwealth Public Service Act" means the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922 - 1943 , as amended by the Re - establishment and Employment Act 1945 and the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1945 or by any later Act.