Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if, immediately before the designated day, an employee of a Telstra body was a person to whom deferred benefits were applicable under section 78 of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 .
(2) For the purposes of Division 3 of Part IX of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 , the employee is taken to continue in public employment, on and after the designated day, while the employee continues to be employed by a Telstra body.
(3) This section is subject to Division 3 of Part IX of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 .