Parliamentary Superannuation Act Amendment Act 1958 (WA)

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PARLIAMENTARY

SUPERANNUATION.

7° Elizabeth II., No. LI.

No. 51 of 1958.

AN ACT to amend the Parliamentary

Superannuation Act, 1948-1957.

[Assented to 23rd December, 1958.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, 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:—

Short title

and citation. 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary

Superannuation Act Amendment Act, 1958.

(2) In this Act the Parliamentary Superannuation

Act, 1948-1957, is referred to as the principal Act.

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Superannuation Act, 1948-1958.

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Commence-

2. This Act shall come into operation on the first ment.

day of January, one thousand nine hundred and

fifty-nine.

S. 10

3. Section ten of the principal Act is amended amended.

(a)	by adding after the word, "annum" being the last word in subsection (1), the passage, "until the thirty-first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight, and thereafter every member shall contribute to the Fund at the rate of one hundred and thirty pounds per annum"; and
(b)	by adding after the word, "annum" in line six of subsection (3), the passage, "until the thirty-first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight, and thereafter an amount of ten thousand four hundred pounds per annum".

S. 11A

4. Section eleven A of the principal Act is amended.

amended

(a)	by substituting for the word, "ceases" in line one of paragraph (a) of subsection (1), the word, "ceased"; and
(b)	by adding after the figures, "1955" in line four of paragraph (a) of subsection (1), the passage, "but before the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine".

S. 11B

5. The principal Act is amended by adding after added.

section eleven A the following section-

Benefits

11B. (1) (a) Where a person ceases to be a member after the thirty-first day of December,

payable

after com-

mencement

of Parlia-

one thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight, the

mentary

Super-

Trustees shall, subject to subsection (2) of this

annuation

Act

section, pay to him from the Fund, in addition

Amendment

to the benefit, if any, payable under subsection

Act, 1958.

(1) of section eleven, such pension or other amount as is payable in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this subsection.

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(b) If the person has paid contributions for a period which, together with any period during which deductions had been made from his allowance pursuant to the provisions of the repealed Act, is in the aggregate-

(i)    not less than fifteen years,

a pension at the rate of thirteen pounds ten shillings per week for twenty years is payable;

(ii)    not less than thirteen years, but less than fifteen years,

a pension at the rate of thirteen pounds ten shillings per week for ten years and thereafter at the rate of six pounds fifteen shillings per week for a further ten years is payable;

(iii)    less than thirteen years, but not less than twelve years,

a pension at the rate of twelve pounds five shillings per week for ten years and thereafter at the rate of six pounds two shillings and six pence per week for a further ten years is payable;

(iv)    less than twelve years, but not less than eleven years,

a pension at the rate of eleven pounds per week for ten years and thereafter at the rate of five pounds ten shillings per week for a further ten years is payable;

(v)    less than eleven years but not less than ten years,

a pension at the rate of nine pounds fifteen shillings per week for ten years and thereafter at the rate of four pounds seventeen shillings and sixpence per week for a further ten years is payable;

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(vi)    less than ten years, but not less than nine years,

a pension at the rate of eight pounds ten shillings per week for ten years is payable;

(vii)    less than nine years, but not less than eight years,

a pension at the rate of seven pounds five shillings per week for ten years is payable;

(viii)    less than eight years, but not less than seven years,

a pension at the rate of six pounds

per week for ten years is payable;

(ix) less than seven years,

the amount of his contributions made by him pursuant to the pro- visions of this Act together with interest thereon at a rate determined by the Trustees is payable.

(2) The benefit payable to the widow of a member or pensioner who dies after the thirty- first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight, shall be paid, subject to the requirements of subsections (5) and (5a) of section eleven of this Act, at two-thirds of the rate to which the member or pensioner, as the case may be, would have been entitled but for his death.

(a) Where any widow of a deceased member or pensioner while in receipt of pension benefits under this Act makes application to and satisfies the Trustees that she is in necessi- tous circumstances, the Trustees may make a special grant from the Fund to be paid to her in addition to the pension benefit to which she is entitled.

(3)

(b) The name of an applicant and details of the circumstances giving cause to an application under this subsection shall be strictly confiden- tial at the discretion of the Trustees.