Governor of Tasmania Act 1982 (Tas)

Governor of Tasmania Act 1982

An Act to make provision for the salary of the Governor of Tasmania and for the payment in specified circumstances to a person who has held office as Governor and to the spouse of a former Governor of pensions and to provide for other matters pertaining to the office of Governor, including the appointment and employment of officers and employees for the purposes of assisting the Governor in the performance of his duties and of assisting in the management, administration, or maintenance of Government House [Royal Assent 27 October 1982]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Governor of Tasmania Act 1982 .

2. Commencement This Act shall be reserved for the signification of the Sovereign's pleasure thereon and shall commence on the day after the date on which a proclamation signifying the Sovereign's assent to the Act is notified in the Gazette.

3. Interpretation (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – accumulation scheme means the default fund, within the meaning of the Public Sector Superannuation Reform Act 2016 , in relation to which the Governor is a relevant employee within the meaning of section 21 of that Act; Administrator means an officer who is provisionally administering the Government of Tasmania; Chief Justice means the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania; complying superannuation scheme means a complying superannuation fund as provided by the law of the Commonwealth; RSA means a Retirement Savings Account within the meaning of the Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997 of the Commonwealth; Secretary means Secretary of the responsible Department in relation to the Constitution Act 1934 ; spouse includes the person with whom a person is, or was at the time of his or her death, in a significant relationship, within the meaning of the Relationships Act 2003 ; surcharge liability means liability for tax or interest imposed under the law of the Commonwealth arising from an entitlement to a pension under this Act; transfer day means the day specified in a notice under section 7(5) of the Public Sector Superannuation Reform Act 1999 ; (2) The definition of "Governor" in section 43 (1) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 does not apply to or in relation to the interpretation of the provisions of this Act.