(1) If the amount to the credit of the Scheme is at any time insufficient to meet the benefits authorized to be paid out of the Scheme for—
S. 20(1)(a) substituted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 54.3).
(a) police officers; or
S. 20(1)(ab) inserted by No. 94/2005 s. 17, amended by No. 20/2019 s. 169.
(ab) officers or employees appointed by Fire Rescue Victoria under the Fire Rescue Victoria Act 1958 ; or
S. 20(1)(ac) inserted by No. 94/2005 s. 17.
(ac) officers or employees appointed by the Country Fire Authority under the Country Fire Authority Act 1958 or members of the Country Fire Authority under that Act; or
S. 20(1)(ad) inserted by No. 94/2005 s. 17.
(ad) employees appointed by Ambulance Service—Victoria under the Ambulance Services Act 1986 or employees appointed by any other ambulance service specified by the Minister; or
S. 20(1)(ae) inserted by No. 38/2009 s. 7.
(ae) protective services officers other than eligible protective services officers; or
S. 20(1)(af) inserted by No. 38/2009 s. 7.
(af) eligible protective services officers to whom section 4(7A) applies; or
S. 20(1)(b) amended by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1).
(b) any other group of contributors which is specified by the Minister—
money may from time to time be issued and applied out of the Consolidated Fund (which is hereby to the necessary extent appropriated accordingly) to meet the insufficiency.
S. 20(2) inserted by No. 110/1993 s. 142(b).
(2) This section does not apply in respect of the ESSPLAN Scheme.
S. 20A inserted by No. 64/1991 s. 6, amended by No. 53/1993 s. 3(a)–(c), repealed by No. 110/1993 s. 143, new s. 20A inserted by No. 82/1996 s. 10.