Mackie v SAS Trustee Corporation [2017] NSWDC 232

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mackie v SAS Trustee Corporation [2017] NSWDC 232 Hearing dates: 10 – 13, 20 April 2017 Date of orders: 20 April 2017 Decision date: 20 April 2017 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Neilson DCJ Decision: Set aside the decision of the Defendant made on 25 February 2016 and determine that the Plaintiff's pension allowance be increased from 72.75% at the date of her medical discharge to 81.94%.

Determination that that pension become payable from 16 March 2012.

Defendant to pay the Plaintiff's costs. Catchwords: POLICE SUPERANNUATION – Application to increase superannuation entitlement – when should pension increase commence? Legislation Cited: Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act 1906 Cases Cited: Carswell v SAS Trustee Corporation [2014] NSWDC 47 Daley v SASTC [2015] NSWDC 183; (2015) 20 DCLR(NSW) 362 Daley v SASTC [2016] NSWCA 111 Daley v SASTC (No 2) [2016] NSWDC 285 Lembcke v SASTC [2003] NSWCA 136; (2003) 56 NSWLR 736; (2003) 25 NSWCCR 464 Moss v SASTC (No 2) [2016] NSWDC 287 Swift v SASTC [2010] NSWCA 182 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Virginia Suzanne Mackie (Plaintiff) SAS Trustee Corporation (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P O'Rourke (Plaintiff) T Ower (Defendant)

Solicitors: Walter Madden Jenkins (Plaintiff) Lorianna Ower (Defendant) File Number(s): RJ 374/16 Publication restriction: Nil