Judges’ Pensions Act 1953 (NSW)

Judges' Pensions Act 1953 No 41

An Act to make provision for pensions for judges and for the surviving spouses of deceased judges and deceased retired judges; to amend the Supreme Court and Circuit Courts Act 1900, the District Courts Act 1912, and certain other Acts in certain respects; and for purposes connected therewith.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act and commencement (1) This Act may be cited as the Judges' Pensions Act 1953. (2) This Act shall commence on the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-four.

2 Definitions (1) In this Act, unless the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires: Acting judge means: (a) an Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, or (b) an acting member of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales, or (c) an Acting Judge of the Industrial Court, or (d) an acting judicial member of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales, or (e) an acting Judge of the Land and Environment Court (under the Land and Environment Court Act 1979), or (f) an Acting Judge of a District Court (under the District Court Act 1973), or (g) an acting Judge of the Compensation Court (under the Compensation Court Act 1984). Appointed day means the day on which the Judges' Pensions (Amendment) Act 1974 commenced. Child includes adopted child. de facto partner of a person means a person who is in a de facto relationship with the other person.

Note— "De facto relationship" is defined in section 21C of the Interpretation Act 1987. Eligible child means: (a) a child under the age of sixteen years, or (b) a child who: (i) has attained the age of sixteen years but is under the age of twenty-five years, and (ii) is receiving full-time education at a school, university or college. increased retirement age day means the day on which the amendments made to section 44 (Retirement of judicial officers) of the Judicial Officers Act 1986 by the Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No 3) 2018 commenced. Judge means a person holding the office of Chief Justice or puisne judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, President of the Court of Appeal or Judge of Appeal, President or other member of the Industrial Commission of New South Wales, Judge of the Industrial Court, judicial member of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales, Chief Judge or Judge of the Land and Environment Court, Chief Judge or Judge of the District Court, or Chief Judge or Judge of the Compensation Court of New South Wales. mandatory judicial retirement age, in relation to a judge, means the maximum age at which the judge is required by law to retire.