Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1986 (Cth)

Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1986

No. 151 of 1986

TABLE OF PROVISIONS PART I—PRELIMINARY Section 1. Short title 2. Commencement

PART II—AMENDMENTS OF THE SUPERANNUATION ACT 1976

3. Principal Act 4. Interpretation 5. Annual rate of salary 6. Contributory service—additional periods 7. Temporary employees employed under contract 8. Statutory office holders 9. Persons to whom Division 2 or 3 of Part IV of the Public Service Act applies, &c. 10. Medical examinations and benefit classification certificates 11. Repeal of section 22 and substitution of new section— 22. Resignation 12. Termination of appointment 13. Repeal of section 24 and substitution of new section— 24. Acting Commissioner 14. Delegation by Commissioner 15. Delegation by Trust 16. Delegation by principal member 17. Trust to keep accounts and records in respect of Fund, &c. 18. Leave of absence without pay 19. Absences under Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973 20. Insertion of new section— 57a. Age retirement pension on election under section 76a 21. Early retirement—voluntary or involuntary retirement before attaining 60 years of age TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued Section 22. Insertion of new section— 61a. Early retirement pension on election under section 76a 23. Election for lump sum benefit in case of involuntary retirement 24. Entitlement to invalidity benefit 25. Invalidity benefit where pension not reduced on medical grounds and election not made under section 68 or 69 26. Election where benefit not reduced on medical grounds 27. Election where benefit not reduced on medical grounds and period of prospective service less than 8 years 28. Invalidity benefit where benefit reduced on medical grounds, period of contributory service not less than 8 years and election not made under section 71 or 72 29. Election where benefit reduced on medical grounds and period of contributory service not less than 8 years 30. Election where benefit reduced on medical grounds and period of contributory service less than 15, but not less than 8, years 31. Invalidity benefit where benefit reduced on medical grounds and period of contributory service less than 8 years 32. Insertion of new section— 73a. Reduction of invalidity pensions because of earnings 33. Power of the Commissioner to require invalidity pensioner to be medically examined, &c. 34. Insertion of new section— 74a. Cancellation of invalidity pension where pension suspended for 12 months, &c. 35. Insertion of new section— 76a. Renunciation of invalidity pension in favour of age pension 36. Payment of accumulated contributions where no other benefit payable under Part 37. Entitlement to spouse's benefit under Division 38. Spouse's benefit where benefit not reduced on medical grounds and election not made under section 83 or 84 39. Election where pension not reduced on medical grounds 40. Election where benefit not reduced on medical grounds and period of prospective service less than 8 years 41. Spouse's benefit where benefit reduced on medical grounds, period of contributory service not less than 8 years and election not made under section 86 or 87 42. Election where benefit reduced on medical grounds and period of contributory service not less than 8 years 43. Election where pension reduced on medical grounds and period of contributory service less than 15, but not less than 8, years 44. Spouse's benefit where pension reduced on medical grounds and period of contributory service less than 8 years 45. Election to commute spouse's additional pension entitlement 46. Orphan benefit—death of eligible employee after attaining maximum retiring age 47. Orphan benefit—death of eligible employee before attaining maximum retiring age where benefit not reduced on medical grounds and direction not given under section 99 48. Orphan benefit—death of eligible employee before attaining maximum retiring age where benefit not reduced on medical grounds, period of prospective service less than 8 years and direction given under this section 49. Orphan benefit—death of eligible employee before attaining maximum retiring age where benefit reduced on medical grounds and period of contributory service not less than 8 years 50. Orphan benefit—death of eligible employee before attaining maximum retiring age where benefit reduced on medical grounds and period of contributory service less than 8 years 51. Eligible employee or retirement pensioner survived by more than one spouse 52. Payments into and out of Consolidated Revenue Fund 53. Attachment of benefits 54. Effect of section 121, 122 or 123 in relation to a person to whom Part applies 55. Interpretation 56. Eligible employment 57. Election that Division apply TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued Section 58. Circumstances in which person entitled to deferred benefits 59. Insertion of new section— 139a. Election for transfer value by persons in relation to whom deferred benefits are applicable 60. Person who is entitled to rights under Division not entitled to rights under other provisions of Act 61. Certain former eligible employees not entitled to benefits under Division 62. Invalidity pensioner restored to health 63. Special provisions affecting certain former contributors under certain superannuation schemes 64. Interpretation 65. Increases in pensions 66. Review of decisions 67. General provisions applicable to elections under Act 68. Cost of administration of, and of medical examinations under, Act, &c. 69. Insertion of new sections— 163a. Power to require persons to give information and produce documents 163b. Correction of clerical errors 70. Delegation 71. Persons not to make false statements to Commissioner, &c. 72. Insertion of new section— 167aa. Proceedings against corporations 73. Repeal of section 167a, substitution of new section— 167a. Provision of superannuation under other laws, &c. 74. Regulations 75. Existing invalidity pensioners 76. Medical examinations and benefit classification certificates PART III—AMENDMENTS OF THE SUPERANNUATION ACT 1922 77. Principal Act 78. Interpretation 79. Pension to spouse and children on death of contributor 80. Pension to spouse and children on death of pensioner 81. Pension to orphans on death of contributor or pensioner 82. Special grants of pension 83. Period for which pensions payable 84. Transfer value 85. Election that Division apply 86. Circumstances in which person entitled to deferred benefits 87. Insertion of new sections— 119wa. Medical examination, &c., of persons to whom deferred benefits by way of pension are payable under section 119w 119wb. Cancellation of pension where pension suspended for 12 months, &c. 119wc. Election for transfer value by persons in relation to whom deferred benefits are applicable 88. Certain former contributors not entitled to benefits under Division 89. Invalid pensioner restored to health 90. Interpretation 91. Increases in pensions