Judges' Pensions Act 1896 (WA)

(21B r uteat Clurtralia.

ANNO SEX AGESIMO

VICTORIA, REGINA,.

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No. XXIV.

AN ACT providing for the Pensions of the

Judges of the Supreme Court.

[Assented to, 27th October, 0196.]

E it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and

with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and

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 Judges' Pensions Act, 1896.	Short title.
2.

EVERY Judge of the Supreme Court shall be entitled, on resigning his office after having served for fifteen years as a Judge	Pensions on fifteen
years service, or per-
of that Court and attained the age of sixty years, or on its being	manent infirmity.
made to appear by medical certificate, to the satisfaction of the	38 Viet., No. 3
Governor in Executive Council, that he is incapable, by permanent	(Queensland), s. 5.
infirmity of mind or body, of performing the duties of his office, to demand a pension by way of annuity, to be continued during his life, to the amount of one-half of the yearly salary received by him at the time of such demand.

60" VICTORTIE, No. 24.

Judges' Pensions.

Provided that if, after any such pension shall have become

Proviso. payable, the person entitled thereto shall accept any appointment under the Crown in any part of Her Majesty's dominions, then such pension shall, during the tenure of such appointment, be suspended or be reduced pro tanto according as the salary of such appointment added to such pension is greater than the salary of the office held by such Judge when he vacated the same.

IF any person who may be entitled to, or be in receipt of, a or Proctor in Western Australia, or in any other part of Her Majesty's dominions, his right to such pension shall be forfeited, and the pension, if already granted, shall cease to be payable.

Pensions to be for- 3.

feited in certain	pension, by virtue of this Act, shall practise as a Barrister, Solicitor,
cases.

4.      THE pensions payable to Judges of the Supreme Court shall

Pensions to be de- be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of

frayed from Consoli-

dated Revenue Fund. Western Australia.

In the name and on behalf of the Queen I hereby assent

to this Act.

ALEX. C. ONSLOW, Governor's Deputy.

By Authority : RICHARD PETHER, Government Printer, Perth.