Fire Brigades (Superannuation Fund) Regulations 1986 (WA)

Western Australia Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Act 1985 Fire and Emergency Services (Superannuation Fund) Regulations 1986 Western Australia Fire and Emergency Services (Superannuation Fund) Regulations 1986 Contents Part I — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 Part II — Interpretative provisions 3. Terms used 2 3A. Eligible FES employees 5 4. Membership 7 5. Total permanent disablement 7 6. Partial permanent disablement 8 7. Superannuation salary 9 8. Final average salary 10 9. Dependants 11 9B. Earnings rate 12 Part III — Membership of the Superannuation Fund 11. Membership of eligible FES employee 13 12. Associated employees 14 12A. Temporary and casual employees 15 12B. Board members etc. 16 12C. Spouses and de facto partners of members 17 13. Transfer of employment 18 14. Category transfers 18 14A. Category A member may elect to transfer notional defined benefit to accumulation account 19 Part IV — Contributions to the Fund 15. Contributions by members 21 15A. Contributions for Category C member 22 16. Contributions by employers — Category A members 22 16A. Contributions by employers — Category B members 25 16B. Contributions by employers — supplementary disablement benefits 26 16BA. Acceptance of Commonwealth payments 26 16BB. Contribution splitting 27 16C. Accumulation accounts 27 16D. Insurance for Category B members 30 Part V — Benefits Division 1 — Entitlement to benefits 17. Death benefit — Category A 31 18. Total and permanent disablement benefit — Category A 31 19. Partial and permanent disablement benefit — Category A 32 20. Continuing in employment after 65 — Category A 32 21. Leaving service benefit — Category A 32 21A. Benefit — Category B 33 21AA. Benefit — Category C 34 21AB. Phased retirement benefit 34 21AC. Increased death benefit in certain cases 35 21B. Payment of benefits 36 21C. Preservation 37 21D. Delay in payment of benefit 37 22. Retirement benefits — pension option 38 23B. Supplementary disablement benefits 39 23BA. Electing another method of payment — supplementary disablement benefits 42 23C. Benefit on death of supplementary disablement beneficiary 44 23D. Review of supplementary disablement benefits 45 Division 2 — Payment of benefits 24. Term used: benefit 46 25. Payment of benefits in respect of deceased members 47 26. Nomination of dependants to receive benefits 48 26. Death benefits — direction as to payment 48 27. Time and mode of payment of benefits 49 28. Proofs 50 Division 3 — Miscellaneous 29. Unclaimed benefits 50 30. Assignment or charge of benefit prohibited 51 31. Deduction of tax from benefits 51 32. Reduction of benefits to the extent of any amount not insured 52 33. Reduction of benefits in case of previous disease or disability 53 Part VI — Associated employers 34. Superannuation Board is an associated employer 54 34A. Admission of other associated employers 54 35. Release of associated employers 54 36. Dissolution of associated employers 55 Part VII — Miscellaneous 37. Contributions for additional benefits 57 37A. Distribution of surplus funds 57 38. Transfers from other funds 58 39. Transfers to other funds 58 40. Temporary cessation of employment and leave without pay 59 41. Application of regulations to members employed part‑time 62 41A. Application of regulations to members reduced in rank 63 42. Requirements for insurance 65 42A. Medical examinations 66 43. No personal claim 67 44. Notices 67 45. General meetings of members 67 46. Provision of information to members 67 47. Elections of members of the Superannuation Board 69 47A. Removal of elected member 70 48. Amendments to these regulations 71 Schedule 1 — Defined benefit: death or total and permanent disablement Schedule 1A — Defined benefit: partial and permanent disablement or leaving service Schedule 2 — Membership period for death benefits Schedule 3 General meetings of members of the Superannuation Fund 1. Notice of meeting 76 3. Chairman 76 4. Board members may attend 76 5. Annual general meeting 76 6. Special general meeting 77 7. Mode of voting on motions 77 8. Voting rights 77 9. Minutes 77 10. Procedure 77 Schedule 4 — Leaving service benefit — Category A Schedule 5 Calculation of monthly benefit Schedule 6 Calculation of annual benefit Schedule 6A Calculation of lump sum benefit Schedule 6B Calculation of monthly benefit instead of lump sum benefit Schedule 6C Calculation of a lump sum benefit instead of monthly benefits Schedule 6D Calculation of a lump sum benefit instead of annual benefits Schedule 7 Calculation of lump sum or death benefit after election of monthly benefits Schedule 8 Calculation of lump sum or death benefit after election of annual benefits Schedule 9 Calculation of lump sum or death benefit after election of lump sum benefit after 5 years Notes Compilation table 90 Defined terms Western Australia Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Act 1985 Fire and Emergency Services (Superannuation Fund) Regulations 1986