Solicitor-General Act 1983 (Tas)

Solicitor-General Act 1983

An Act to provide for the appointment of the Solicitor-General and the performance and exercise by the Solicitor-General of certain functions and powers, and to provide for the conditions of service of the Solicitor-General and for related matters [Royal Assent 29 June 1983]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Solicitor-General Act 1983 .

2. Commencement This Act shall commence on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3. Interpretation (1) In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires – accumulation scheme, in relation to a Solicitor-General, means the default fund, within the meaning of the Public Sector Superannuation Reform Act 2016 ,in relation to which the Solicitor-General is a relevant employee within the meaning of section 21 of that Act; age of retirement means the age of 72 years; barrister means a barrister within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2007 ; commencement day means the day on which this Act receives the royal assent; complying superannuation scheme means a complying superannuation fund as provided by the law of the Commonwealth; functions includes duties; Judges Pension Fund means the Fund established under section 9 of the Judges' Contributory Pensions Act 1968 ; practitioner means an Australian legal practitioner; power includes an authority; regulations means regulations made and in force under this Act; RSA means a Retirement Savings Account within the meaning of the Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997 of the Commonwealth; Secretary means the Secretary of the Department; spouse includes the person with whom a person is, or was at the time of his or her death, in a significant relationship, within the meaning of the Relationships Act 2003 ; surcharge liability means liability for tax or interest imposed under the law of the Commonwealth arising from an entitlement to a pension under Schedule 1 ; transfer day means the day specified in a notice under section 7(5) of the Public Sector Superannuation Reform Act 1999 ; (2) In this Act, a reference to the Solicitor-General is a reference to the holder (if any) of the office established by section 4 (1) and includes a reference to any barrister or practitioner appointed to act for the Solicitor-General during his illness or absence.