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StatuteHuman Rights Act 1993

Section Sch1-6 — Human Rights Act 1993: Superannuation or retiring allowances

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6 Superannuation or retiring allowances (1) For the purpose of providing superannuation or retiring allowances for the Commissioners, the Commission may, out of the funds of the Commission, make payments to or subsidise any superannuation scheme that is registered under the Superannuation Schemes Act 1989 . (2) Despite anything in this Act, any person who, immediately before being appointed as a Commissioner or the General manager or, as the case may be, becoming an employee of the Commission, is a contributor to the Government Superannuation Fund under Part 2 or Part 2A of the Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956 is deemed to be, for the purposes of the Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956 Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956 , employed in the Government service so long as that person continues to hold office as a Commissioner or the General manager or, as the case may be, to be an employee of the Commission, and that Act applies to that person in all respects as if that person's service as a Commissioner or the General manager or, as the case may be, as an employee of that kind were Government service. (3) For the purpose of applying the Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956 , in accordance with subclause (2) , to a person who holds office as a Commissioner or the General manager or, as the case may be, is in the service of the Commission as an employee and (in any such case) is a contributor to the Government Superannuation Fund, controlling authority , in relation to the person, means the Commission. Subclause (1) was amended, as from 25 January 2005, by section 200 Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115) by omitting “ and for the General manager and for any of the employees of the Commission ” .

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