Acts Amendment (Superannuation and Pensions) Act 1958 (WA)

1958. ] Acts Amendment [No. 19.

(Superannuation and Pensions).

ACTS AMENDMENT

(SUPERANNUATION AND

PENSIONS).

7° Elizabeth II., No. XIX.

No. 19 of 1958.

AN ACT to amend the Superannuation and Family Benefits Act, 1938-1957, and the Superannuation Act, 1871-1957.

[Assented to 22nd October, 1958.]

RE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. This Act may be cited as the Acts Amendment andgan.

(Superannuation and Pensions) Act, 1958.

No. 19.] Acts Amendment [1958.

(Superannuation and Pensions).

SUPERANNUATION AND FAMILY BENEFITS

ACT, 1938-1957.

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and citation.	2. (1) In this section the Superannuation and
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of the	Family Benefits Act, 1938-1957, is referred to as the
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Acts.	principal Act.
Approved for
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3rd April,	(2) The principal Act as amended by this Act
1950.

may be cited as the Superannuation and Family

Benefits Act, 1938-1958.

S. 43A

added. (3) The principal Act is amended by adding after

section forty-three the following section-

Special

provisions	43A. Where a contributor elected for a
for certain

contributors. number of units less than eight and, on or before the thirty-first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven, attained the retiring age for which he elected, but benefits under this Act became payable after that day, he shall, notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Act to the contrary, but subject to those of section fifty-nine of this Act, be entitled after that day to the rate of benefits which would have been payable to him had entitlement to payment of benefits commenced on or before that day.

SUPERANNUATION ACT, 1871-1957.

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and citation. 3. (1) In this section the Superannuation Act,

1871-1957, is referred to as the principal Act.

(2) The principal Act as amended by this Act

may be cited as the Superannuation Act, 1871-1958.

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amended.	(3)	Section one of the principal Act is amended
Cf. . No. 48 of
No. 59 of

1937, s. 2;	(a)	by adding before the word, "of" in line two
No. 25 of
1947, s.4 (b):	of paragraph (b) of subsection (3b), the
and No. 55 of
1951, s. 3;	passage, "and (e)";
1957, s.3 (3).
(b)	by adding before the word, "prior" in line one of the proviso to paragraph (b) of sub- section (3b), the word, "immediately"; and by substituting for the words, "this Act" in

1958.] Acts Amendment. [No. 19.

(Superannuation and Pensions).

line two of that proviso and again in line six of that proviso, the passage, "the Acts Amendment (Superannuation and Pen- sions) Act, 1957,"; and by substituting for the passage, "the Superannuation Act, 1871-1951, Act 35 Victories No. 7," in lines three and four of that proviso, the words, "this Act"; and

(c) by adding after the words, "per annum" being the last words in paragraph (d) of subsection (3b), the following paragraph

(e) (i) Where a pension as adjusted by the formula exceeds the rate of two hundred and eight pounds per annum but does not exceed the rate of one thousand pounds per annum, and the pension as so adjusted is less than the rate which was in fact payable as at the thirty-first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven, under this Act and the Pensions Supple- mentation Act, 1953-1956, the pension shall be paid at the rate payable as at that day under both of those Acts but so as not to exceed the rate of one thousand pounds per annum.

Any increase payable under sub- paragraph (i) of this paragraph shall be paid from and including the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight.

(ii)

To the extent necessary the Con-

solidated Revenue Fund is hereby per-

manently appropriated.

(iii)