(1) Where an officer
of the public service of the State becomes an officer or employee of the Trust
he is entitled to retain all his existing and accruing rights (including any
rights in relation to superannuation and related benefits) as if his service
as an officer or employee of the Trust were a continuation of his service as
an officer of that public service.
(2) Where a person
ceases to be an officer or employee of the Trust and becomes an officer of the
public service of the State his service as an officer or employee of the Trust
shall be regarded as service in that public service for the purposes of
determining his rights as an officer of that public service (including any
rights in relation to superannuation and related benefits).
(3) For the purposes
of the Superannuation and Family Benefits Act 1938 the Trust is hereby
declared to be a department within the meaning of that Act.