Police Regulation and Superannuation (Amendment) Act 1960 (NSW)

POUCE REGULATION AND SUPERANNUATION

(AMENDMENT) ACT.

Act No. 57, 1960.

An Act to amend the Police Regulation (Superannua- Elizabeth n,

tion) Act, 1906-1958, so as to increase

superannuation allowances payable to retired

members o f the Police Force; to amend sections

12c, 33 and 35 o f the Pohce Regulation Act,

1899, as amended by subsequent Acts; and for

purposes connected therewith. [Assented to,

1st December, I960.]

T>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 New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: —

1.     (1) This Act may be cited as the “Police Regulation short title

and Superannuation (Amendment) Act, 1960”.	cftation
(2) The Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act, 1906, as amended by subsequent Acts and by this Act, may be cited as the Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act, 1906-1960.
(3) (a) The Police Regulation Act, 1899, as amended by subsequent Acts and by this Act, may be cited as the Police Regulation Act, 1899-1960.
(b) The Public Service and Police Regulation (Amendment) Act, 1960, is amended by omitting subsection two of section three.

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No. 57, I960. 2. (1) This section shall be deemed to have commenced ^endment upon the first day of May, one thousand nine hundred and

of Act No.	RlTtV
28,1906.

(2) The Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act,

1906-1958, is amended—

Sec. 7.	(a) by inserting at the end of section seven the
pensions.)

(Amount of following new subsection : —

(4) Where the annual superannuation allowance

payable in pursuance of this section to a member of the Police Force immediately before the commence­ ment of section two of the Police Regulation and Superannuation (Amendment) Act, 1960, was within any of the ranges (i) to (viii) inclusive specified in the first column of the Table to this subsection such annual superannuation allowance shall be increased, as from such commencement, b y -

fa) the amount shown opposite such range in

the second column of the said Table; or

(b) except in a case to which range (viii) applies, an amount equal to the difference between such annual superannuation allowance and the amount in the third column of the said Table shown opposite the range within which such annual superannuation allowance falls,

whichever is the less.

TABLE.

Column 1

Column Column

2               3

Range of Annual Superannuation Allowance.

£ £

(i) £1 or more but less than £149 .. 65 201

(ii) £149 or more but less than £182	..	52	227
(iii) £182 or more but less than £227	..	45	266
(iv) £227 or more but less than £273	..	39	305
(v) £273 or more but less than £318	..	32	344
(vi) £318 or more but less than £409	..	26	428
(vii) £409 or more but less than £455	..	19	468

(viii) £455 or more but less than £456 .. 13

(b)

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(b) by inserting at the end of section ten the following new subsection : —■ Sec. to. (Disable-

(4) Where any annual superannuation allowance

a member of the Police Force immediately before

the commencement of section two of the Police

granted in pursuance of this section and payable to duty.) 1960, was within any of the ranges (i) to (viii) inclusive specified in the first column of the Table to this subsection such annual superannuation allowance shall be increased, as from such commencement, by—•

(a)	the amount shown opposite such range in the second column of the said Table; or
(b)	except in a case to which range (viii) applies, an amount equal to the difference between such annual superannuation allowance and the amount in the third column of the said Table shown opposite the range within which such annual superannuation allowance falls,

whichever is the less.

TABLE.

Column 1

Column Column

2               3

Range of Annual Superannuation Allowance.

£ £

(1) £1 or more but less than £149 .. 65 201

(ii) £149 or more but less than £182	..	52	227
(iii) £182 or more but less than £227	..	45	266
(iv) £227 or more but less than £273	..	39	305
(v) £273 or more but less than £318	..	32	344
(vi) £318 or more but less than £409	..	26	428
(vii) £409 or more but less than £455	..	19	468

(viii) £455 or more but less than £456 .. 13

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No. 57,1960. 3. The Police Regulation Act, 1899, as amended by

Amendment	subsequent Acts, is amended—
of Act No.

20,1899. (a) (i) by inserting at the end of paragraph (b) of

Sec. 12c.	subsection one of section 12c the following
'(Gratuity	word and new paragraph : —
in lieu of

extended	“or
leave.)
(c) who retires from the police force in accordance with the provisions of section nine of the Police Regulation (Superan­ nuation) Act, 1906, as amended by subsequent Acts, or who being the Commissioner retires in accordance with the provisions of subsection three of section four of this Act,” ;

(ii)  by inserting at the end of the same subsection the following new paragraph ; —

Any annual superannuation allowance to which a member of the police force referred to in paragraph (c) of this subsection is entitled under the Police Regulation (Super­ annuation) Act, 1906, as so amended, shall commence from the date upon which his exten­ ded leave, if taken, would have commenced;

(iii)  by omitting from subsection two of the same section the words “ (whether annual leave, extended leave or any other form of leave whatsoever)” and by inserting in lieu thereof the words “other than extended leave” ;

(iv)   by inserting at the end of the same section the following new subsection : —

(3) This subsection shall apply to and in respect of members of the police force who at any time after the commencement of the Police Regulation (Amendment) Act, 1957, and before the commencement of section three of the Police Regulation and Superannuation (Amendment) Act, 1960, retired therefrom and were paid the money value of extended leave in pursuance of subsection two of this section.

So

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S o much of the period of extended leave which, if taken by any member of the police force to and in respect of whom this subsection applies, would have expired before the com­ mencement of section three of the Police Regulation and Superannuation (Amendment) Act, 1960, shall be counted as service for the purpose of calculating any annual superannua­ tion allowance or gratuity payable to and in respect of such member under the Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act, 1906, as amended by subsequent Acts.

57, i960,

Such annual superannuation allowance as adjusted by the operation of this subsection shall commence—

(a)	where the period of extended leave, if taken, would have expired before the commencement of section three of the Police Regulation and Super­ annuation (Amendment) Act, 1960, from the date following that upon which all leave of absence (whether annual leave, extended leave or any other form of leave whatsoever), if taken, would have terminated;
(b)	where a portion only of the extended leave, if taken, would have expired before such commencement, from such commencement.

(b) by omitting subsection two of section thirty-three; Sec. 33.

(Forfeiture

of allowance

in certain

eases.)

(c)

by omitting from subsection one of section thirty-five scc. 35. in lieu thereof the words “in a newspaper circulating posfessfon

in the district in which the sale is to take place”.

of police

may be sold

by Commis­

sioner and

proceeds

applied to

Police Super­

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annuation

and Reward

WORKERS’ Funds.)