Contents

Part I--Preliminary                                                                                                                 1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 1

4............ Retiring age for rank held .................................................................... 8

5............ Continuity of service .......................................................................... 8

5A......... Persons excluded from definition of eligible member of the Defence Force              9

6............ Non‑effective service .......................................................................... 9

6A......... Marital relationship .......................................................................... 12

6B......... Spouse who survives a deceased person .......................................... 13

6BA...... Benefits for certain spouses in post‑retirement marriages ............... 14

6C......... Surcharge deduction amount ............................................................. 14

6D......... Application of the Criminal Code .................................................... 16

Part II--Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Authority         17

7............ Interpretation .................................................................................... 17

8............ Constitution of Authority ................................................................ 17

9............ Deputies of members ........................................................................ 18

10.......... Irregularities in nomination of members and deputy members ......... 18

11.......... Termination of appointment ............................................................ 19

12.......... Resignation of members .................................................................... 19

13.......... Allowances ....................................................................................... 19

14.......... Meetings of Authority ..................................................................... 19

15.......... Delegation by Authority .................................................................. 20

16.......... Reports ............................................................................................. 20

Part III--Contributions                                                                                                       21

17.......... Contributions by members of scheme .............................................. 21

18.......... Contributions not to be paid during periods of non‑effective service 21

18A....... Contributions not to be paid after 40 years of effective service ...... 22

19.......... Amount of fortnightly contributions ................................................ 22

20.......... Amount of contributions on reduction in pay .................................. 22

21.......... Purchase of previous non‑contributory service ................................ 23

22.......... Deductions of contributions from pay ............................................. 24

Part IV--Retirement benefits                                                                                         25

23.......... Entitlement to retirement pay .......................................................... 25

24.......... Commutation of retirement pay ....................................................... 26

25.......... Rate of retirement pay applicable to certain existing contributors ... 32

Part V--Invalidity benefits                                                                                               36

26.......... Invalidity benefit .............................................................................. 36

27.......... Incapacity due to wilful action ......................................................... 36

28.......... Pre‑existing invalidity or incapacity ................................................. 36

29.......... Invalidity or incapacity arising during absence without leave exceeding 60 days     37

30.......... Classification in respect of incapacity .............................................. 38

31.......... Class A and Class B invalidity pay .................................................. 39

32.......... Class C invalidity benefit ................................................................. 40

32A....... Commutation of Class C invalidity pay ........................................... 41

33.......... Rate of invalidity pay applicable to certain existing contributors .... 45

34.......... Reclassification in respect of incapacity .......................................... 48

35.......... Power of Authority to require persons to be medically examined etc. 50

36.......... Invalidity benefits payable to certain contributors under Superannuation Act or the Superannuation Act 1990    53

37.......... Service Chief may inform authority of grounds of retirement .......... 54

Part VI--Benefits on death of member of scheme                                             55

Division 1--Spouse's pension                                                                                55

38.......... Spouse's pension on death of contributing member ......................... 55

39.......... Spouse's pension on death of recipient member .............................. 55

40.......... Set off against spouse's pension in certain circumstances ............... 56

41.......... Rate of pension payable on death of member of scheme leaving more than one spouse          56

41A....... Commutation of spouse's pension ................................................... 57

Division 2--Children's pensions                                                                           61

42.......... Eligible children other than orphans ................................................. 61

43.......... Eligible orphans ................................................................................ 61

Division 2A--Special pensions                                                                               64

43A....... Special pensions ............................................................................... 64

44.......... Restoration of pensions for remarried widows and widowers ......... 65

Division 3--Miscellaneous                                                                                       67

45.......... Payment of benefits otherwise than to person entitled .................... 67

46.......... Superannuation Act and the Superannuation Act 1990 .................... 67

47.......... Death of recipient member etc. due to retirement disabilities etc. .... 68

48.......... Lump sum payments on or after death--members with only one period of effective service                 68

48A....... Lump sum payments on or after death--members with more than one period of effective service        70

49.......... Death of contributing member after 60 days absence without leave 72

Part VIA--Family law superannuation splitting                                                   74

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                             74

49A....... Definitions ........................................................................................ 74

Division 2--Benefits for non‑member spouse                                               77

49B....... Associate pension for non‑member spouse if operative time in payment phase     77

49C....... Commutation of small associate pension ......................................... 77

Division 3--Reduction of benefits for member spouse                             78

49D....... Operative time during growth phase--reduction of later standard pension or lump sum amount           78

49E........ Operative time during payment phase--reduction of standard pension or lump sum amount                79

Division 4--Miscellaneous                                                                                       80

49F........ Ministerial Orders ............................................................................ 80

Part VII--Candidates at parliamentary elections                                               81

50.......... Interpretation .................................................................................... 81

51.......... Election by re‑instated candidate ...................................................... 81

52.......... Effect of election under section 51 ................................................... 81

53.......... Refund of benefits by re‑instated candidates to whom this Part applies                 82

54.......... Re‑instated candidates to whom Part does not apply ...................... 83

55.......... Rights of contributing members who resign to contest elections and are not re‑instated         83

Part VIII--General provisions applicable to contributions and benefits 86

56.......... Refund of contributions .................................................................... 86

57.......... Election by officer on short service commission who continues to serve in respect of period of service under short service commission ........................................................................... 86

58.......... Certain previous periods of effective service to be disregarded ....... 87

59.......... Instalments of pension benefits ........................................................ 87

60.......... Prescribed basic annual rate of pay .................................................. 88

61.......... Payment of refund of contributions or of lump sum payment to Commissioner for Superannuation in discharge of liability under Superannuation Act ................................................... 88

61A....... Payment of refund of contributions or of lump sum payment to Board in discharge of liability under the Superannuation Act 1990 .................................................................. 89

61B....... Election by recipient member intending to resume full‑time service 89

61C....... Recipient member in receipt of retirement pay who becomes member of MSB scheme         90

61D....... Recipient member on invalidity pay who becomes member of MSB scheme          90

62.......... Recipient member who becomes eligible member ............................. 91

63.......... Non‑recipient retired member who again becomes an eligible member within 90 days            94

64.......... Non‑recipient retired member who again becomes an eligible member after 90 days               95

65.......... Application of sections 63 and 64 to benefit under subsection 32(2) 96

Part IX--Preservation of rights of certain members of the scheme         97

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                             97

66.......... Interpretation .................................................................................... 97

67.......... Variation of determinations by Authority ........................................ 98

Division 2--Contributing members who have preserved rights from previous employment    99

68.......... Transfer value payable in respect of previous employment ............ 99

69.......... Members who pay transfer values to Commonwealth .................. 100

Division 3--Preservation of rights of contributing members ceasing to be eligible members of the Defence Force                                                                                     103

70.......... Interpretation .................................................................................. 103

71.......... Eligible employment ....................................................................... 105

72.......... Public employment ......................................................................... 108

73.......... Eligible superannuation schemes .................................................... 109

74.......... Transfer value ................................................................................. 110

75.......... Deferred benefits ............................................................................ 111

76.......... Election that Division apply .......................................................... 114

77.......... Circumstances in which transfer value payable .............................. 115

78.......... Circumstances in which person entitled to deferred benefits ......... 116

79.......... Person who is entitled to rights under this Division not entitled to other retirement benefits                 118

80.......... Certain former contributing members not entitled to benefits under this Division 118

81.......... Member who resigned to contest an election ................................. 120

82.......... Provisions applicable to certain recipient members restored to health 120

83.......... Person entitled to deferred benefits again becoming a member etc. before benefits payable    121

Division 4--Miscellaneous                                                                                     122

84.......... Special provisions affecting former members of certain superannuation schemes   122

Part X--Contributors under previous benefits scheme etc.                        127

85.......... Interpretation .................................................................................. 127

86.......... Refund of previous contributions ................................................... 128

87.......... Additional contribution by certain pre‑1959 contributors ............. 129

87A....... Additional contributions by certain persons purchasing service under section 27 of the previous Act 130

88.......... Contribution equal to deferred contributions under previous Act . 130

89.......... Purchase of previous non‑contributory service .............................. 131

90.......... Elections to become contributors by certain members ................... 133

91.......... Certain periods of previous service deemed to be periods of effective service        135

92.......... Application of Act in respect of elections under subsection 4A(3B) of previous Act            135

93.......... Election by member of scheme to whom subsection 69(1A) of previous Act applies            136

94.......... Death of contributing member after 60 days absence without leave 137

95.......... Pre‑existing invalidity or incapacity ............................................... 138

96.......... Invalidity classification ................................................................... 138

97.......... Medical examination of member of scheme entitled to invalidity pay 139

98.......... Incapacity due to wilful action ....................................................... 139

Part XA--Pension increases                                                                                          140

98A....... Interpretation .................................................................................. 140

98B....... Increase in certain pensions ............................................................ 141

98C....... Application of increase to suspended pension benefits ................. 147

98D....... Adjustment of increase in case of certain pension benefits ............ 147

98E........ Date of payment of increases ......................................................... 149

98F........ Rate of invalidity pay payable on reclassification during a prescribed half‑year     150

98G....... Commutation of pension benefits during a prescribed half‑year .... 151

Part XB--Provisions relating to certain members of the Defence Force 152

98H....... Interpretation .................................................................................. 152

98J........ Waiving of contributions ................................................................ 152

98K....... Variation of pension benefits .......................................................... 153

98L........ Commutation of retirement pay and invalidity pay ....................... 155

Part XI--Review of decisions of Authority                                                           156

99.......... Review of decisions of Authority .................................................. 156

Part XII--Miscellaneous                                                                                                 157

124........ Election relating to surcharge deduction amount ............................ 157

124A..... Determinations with respect to surcharge deduction amount ........ 157

125........ Payments by the Commonwealth .................................................. 158

126........ Recovery of amounts payable to Commonwealth ......................... 158

127........ Recipient member etc. to inform Authority if he becomes eligible member             159

128........ Extension of periods of elections .................................................... 159

128A..... Cancellation of elections ................................................................. 160

129........ Assignment of pensions ................................................................. 161

130........ Attachment of benefits ................................................................... 161

130A..... Repayment of amounts that have been refunded to the Commonwealth                 163

130B..... Trustee of Scheme for purposes of the Superannuation Contributions Tax (Assessment and Collection) Act 1997 ........................................................................................................ 163

131........ Regulations ..................................................................................... 163

Part XIII--Transfer to MSB scheme                                                                       165

132........ Election to remain member of scheme or to join MSB scheme ...... 165

133........ Election where member dies ........................................................... 165

134........ Effect of election ............................................................................. 167

135........ Loss of entitlement to benefits etc. ................................................ 167

136........ Failure to make election .................................................................. 168

137........ Certain persons liable to make repayments to Commonwealth on making of election            168

138........ Persons precluded from transferring to MSB scheme .................... 169

Schedule 1--Retirement pay expressed as a percentage of annual rate of pay      171

Schedule 2--Notional retiring age for certain officers retiring at own request or on disciplinary grounds, or entitled to deferred benefit retirement pay                                        172

Schedule 3--Commutation of retirement pay and Class C invalidity pay--expectation of life factor        173

Notes                                                                                                                                           175

  

Notes to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973

Note 1

The Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 81, 1973 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

The Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 is affected by sections 34 and 35 of the CSL Sale Act 1993 and sections 14‑16 of the Commonwealth Bank Sale Act 1995.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 19 April 2001 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	81, 1973	19 June 1973	Ss. 3-6 and Parts III-IX (ss. 17-84): 1 Oct 1972 Remainder: Royal Assent
Election Candidates (Public Service and Defence Force) Act 1974	59, 1974	27 Sept 1974	Parts I, IV and V (ss. 1-6 and 23-37): Royal Assent Remainder: 27 Aug 1974	--
Defence Force Re‑organization Act 1975	96, 1975	9 Sept 1975	Ss. 156-163: 9 Feb 1976 (see Gazette 1975, No. G42, p. 2) (a)	Ss. 158(2), 159(2), 161(2) and 162(2)
as amended by
Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Amendment Act 1976	33, 1976	7 May 1976	(see 33, 1976 below)	--
Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Amendment Act 1976	33, 1976	7 May 1976	Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent S. 9: 1 Oct 1972 S.16: 9 Sept 1975 Ss. 13 and 14: 1 July 1976 (see s. 2(4) and Gazette 1976, No. S94) Remainder: 1 July 1976	Ss. 13(2) and 15
Defence Force (Retirement and Death Benefits Amendments) Act 1977	13, 1977	28 Feb 1977	Ss. 3 and 4: 1 July 1976 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Defence Force (Retirement and Death Benefits Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1977	161, 1977	10 Nov 1977	Ss. 5, 11-17, 24, 26, 27(2), 28(2), 34, 35(1), 36, 38-42, 46 and 48: 1 Oct 1972 Remainder: Royal Assent	Ss. 25(2), 30(2)-(5) and 49-51 Ss. 21(3) and (4) (am. by 65, 1987, s. 51).
as amended by
Defence Legislation Amendment Act 1987	65, 1987	5 June 1987	(see 65, 1987 below)	--
Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1978	36, 1978	12 June 1978	12 June 1978	S. 8
Defence Force (Retirement and Death Benefits Amendments) Act 1979	15, 1979	19 Mar 1979	19 Mar 1979	S. 10
Defence Force (Retirement and Death Benefits Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1979	135, 1979	23 Nov 1979	23 Nov 1979	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1981	61, 1981	12 June 1981	S. 116: 30 Sept 1983 (see Gazette 1983, No. S222) (b)	--
Companies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1981	92, 1981	18 June 1981	S. 45: 1 July 1982 (see s. 2(3) and Gazette 1982, No. S124)	--
Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Amendment Act 1981	144, 1981	21 Oct 1981	Ss. 4(1) and 7(1): 1 Oct 1972 Ss. 4(2), 5(1), 6(1), 8 and 9: 14 May 1981 Ss. 3, 5(2), 6(2) and 7(2)-(4): 18 Nov 1981 Remainder: Royal Assent	S. 7(3) and (4)
Defence Legislation Amendment Act 1984	164, 1984	25 Oct 1984	Ss. 1, 2, 16-19, 115, 116 and 120: Royal Assent S. 71: 31 Dec 1982 Ss. 23-70 and 72-78: 3 July 1985 Ss. 82, 83, 85 and 87-89: 1 July 1983 Ss. 84 and 86: 1 Oct 1972 Ss. 108 and 109: 1 Jan 1985 Ss. 117-119: 1 Aug 1984 S. 121: 1 Jan 1982 Remainder: 22 Nov 1984	Ss. 83(2) and 85(2)
as amended by
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No.1) 1985	65, 1985	5 June 1985	S. 3: (c)	--
Superannuation and Other Benefits Legislation Amendment Act 1986	93, 1986	13 Oct 1986	10 Oct 1986	--
Defence Legislation Amendment Act 1987	65, 1987	5 June 1987	Ss. 1-3, 9, 10, 13(1), 23-25, 26(1), 27, 29, 31, 33-36, 42-45, 52-55, 58, 61(1), 62, 69(1), Parts IX and X (ss. 71-78): Royal Assent Ss. 37(1) and Part VI (ss. 50-51): 10 Nov 1977 (see s. 2(3)) Ss. 37(2) and 38-41: 3 July 1985 Ss. 46 and 47: 19 June 1973 (see s. 2(2)) Ss. 48, 49, 56 and 57: 5 June 1987 Remainder: 1 July 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S173)	--
Defence Legislation Amendment Act 1988	100, 1988	2 Dec 1988	S. 5: 1 July 1988 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 1988, No. S173) S. 16: 1 July 1988 (see s. 2(3) and Gazette 1988, No. S173) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Defence Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1988	104, 1988	6 Dec 1988	S. 18: 1 Sept 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S268) S. 25: 1 Oct 1972 Ss. 29 and 36: 1 July 1978 Part IX (ss. 52 and 53): 18 Dec 1987 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Superannuation and Other Benefits Legislation Amendment Act 1989	125, 1989	17 Oct 1989	20 Oct 1989	--
Defence Legislation Amendment Act 1990	75, 1990	22 Oct 1990	S. 4(1): 30 June 1989 (d)	S. 4(2)
Defence Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1990	21, 1991	5 Feb 1991	Ss. 10-13 and 16-18: 1 July 1990 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Defence Force Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 1991	126, 1991	2 Sept 1991	Ss. 4(1), 15, 18 and 22: 1 July 1990 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 3 (item 19): 2 Sept 1991 (e)	--
Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991	135, 1991	7 Sept 1991	Parts 1, 2, 6, 7 (ss. 1-5, 18-28), ss. 42, 47, 49(1)(a) and 50-52: Royal Assent S. 61: 1 Sept 1991 Remainder: 1 Oct 1991	--
Defence Legislation Amendment Act 1992	91, 1992	30 June 1992	Ss. 13 and 14: 1 Sept 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. S211) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Superannuation Guarantee (Consequential Amendments) Act 1992	92, 1992	30 June 1992	1 July 1992	--
Commonwealth Superannuation Schemes Amendment Act 1992	185, 1992	17 Dec 1992	25 June 1993	S. 4
Qantas Sale Act 1992	196, 1992	21 Dec 1992	S. 29: 30 July 1995 (see Gazette 1995, No. S324) (f) Schedule (Parts 3 and 6): (f)	S. 29 S. 2(6) (am. by 60, 1993, s. 4; 168, 1994, s. 3)
as amended by
Qantas Sale Amendment Act 1993	60, 1993	3 Nov 1993	10 Mar 1993	--
Qantas Sale Amendment Act 1994	168, 1994	16 Dec 1994	S. 3 (item 17): Royal Assent (g)	--
Life Insurance (Consequential Amendments and Repeals) Act 1995	5, 1995	23 Feb 1995	1 July 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1995, No. GN24)	S. 3(1)
Defence Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1997	1, 1997	19 Feb 1997	Schedules 1 and 3: 30 Apr 1997 (see Gazette 1997, No. S91) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Superannuation Contributions Tax) Act 1997	187, 1997	7 Dec 1997	Schedule 6: 7 Dec 1997 (h)	--
Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998	48, 1998	29 June 1998	Schedule 1 (item 43): 1 July 1998 ( see Gazette 1998, No. S316) (i)	--
Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999	44, 1999	17 June 1999	Schedule 7 (items 28, 29): I July 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S283) (j)	S. 3(2)(e) (am. by 160, 2000, Sch. 4 [item 4])
as amended by
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000	160, 2000	21 Dec 2000	Schedule 1 (item 21): Royal Assent Remainder: 18 Jan 2001	--
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Schedule 1 (item 370): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (k)	--
Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of the Reserves and Modernisation) Act 2001	10, 2001	22 Mar 2001	Schedule 2 (items 44-48, 94, 95): 19 Apr 2001 (l)	Sch. 2 (items 94, 95) [see Table A]
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 2002	63, 2002	3 July 2002	Schedule 2 (item 11): (la)	--
Defence Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	141, 2001	1 Oct 2001	S. 4: Royal Assent Schedule 1 (items 89-92): 15 Dec 2001	S. 4 [see Table A] S. 2(2) (am. by 135, 2003, Sch. 2 [item 28])
as amended by
Defence Legislation Amendment Act 2003	135, 2003	17 Dec 2003	Schedule 2 (item 28): (m)	--
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Indexation) Act 2001	148, 2001	1 Oct 2001	1 Oct 2001	Sch. 3 (item 31) [see Table A]
Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001	159, 2001	1 Oct 2001	29 Oct 2001	Sch 1 (item 97) [see Table A]
Superannuation (Surcharge Rate Reduction) Amendment Act 2003	112, 2003	12 Nov 2003	Schedule 1: 1 July 2003 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 33) [see Table A]
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Family Law and Other Matters) Act 2004	58, 2004	4 May 2004	Schedule 1: 18 May 2004 Remainder: Royal Assent	S. 4 [see Table A]
Superannuation Budget Measures Act 2004	106, 2004	30 June 2004	30 June 2004	Sch. 2 (item 11(2)) [see Table A]
Superannuation Laws Amendment (Abolition of Surcharge) Act 2005	102, 2005	12 Aug 2005	12 Aug 2005	--
Defence Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2005	121, 2005	6 Oct 2005	Schedule 5: (n) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 2007	165, 2007	25 Sept 2007	Schedule 4 (items 1-5, 8): Royal Assent Schedule 6: 1 Jan 2008 (see F2007L04119)	Sch. 4 (item 8) and Sch. 6 (items 4, 6) [see Table A]
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Board and Other Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008	26, 2008	23 June 2008	Schedule 1 (item 57): Royal Assent	--
Same‑Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--Superannuation) Act 2008	134, 2008	4 Dec 2008	Schedule 3 (items 1-24): 1 Jan 2009	Sch. 3 (item 24) [see Table A]

(a)     The Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 was amended by sections
156-163 only of the Defence Force Re‑organization Act 1975, section 2 of which provides as follows:

                   2.   This Part shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on such date as is, or such respective dates as are, fixed by Proclamation.

(b)    The Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 was amended by section 116 only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1981, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Parts III, X and XV and section 116 shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.

(c)     The Defence Legislation Amendment Act 1984 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985, subsection 2(18) of which provides as follows:

               (18)   The amendment of Schedule 2 to the Defence Legislation Amendment Act 1984 made by this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation immediately before the commencement of section 89 of that Act.

         Section 89 commenced on 1 July 1983.

(d)     The Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 was amended by subsection 4(1) only of the Defence Legislation Amendment Act 1990, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:

                 (4)   Subsection 4(1) is to be taken to have commenced on 30 June 1989.

(e)     The Defence Force Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 1991 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 19) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Each item in Schedule 3 is taken to have commenced when the Act containing the provision amended by the item received the Royal Assent.

(f)      The Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 was amended by section 29 and the Schedule (Parts 3 and 6) only of the Qantas Sale Act 1992, subsections 2(2), (3)(b), (5) and (6) of which provide as follows:

                 (2)   Subject to subsection (3), the remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

                 (3)   A Proclamation may fix a day that is earlier than the day on which the Proclamation is published in the Gazette but only if:

                              (b)   in the case of sections 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 32, 33, 34, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49 and Parts 3 and 4 of the Schedule--the day is not earlier than the 50% sale day; and

                 (5)   If, on the 100% sale day, Part 3 of the Schedule has not commenced, then, on the day on which Part 7 of the Schedule commences, Parts 3 and 6 of the Schedule are taken to have been repealed.

                 (6)   If a provision of this Act has not commenced before 31 August 1995, the provision is taken to have been repealed on that day.

         The Schedule (Parts 3 and 6) is taken to have been repealed on 31 August 1995.

(g)     The Qantas Sale Act 1992 was amended by section 3 (item 17) only of the Qantas Sale Amendment Act 1994, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(h)     The Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 was amended by Schedule 6 only of the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Superannuation Contributions Tax) Act 1997, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(i)      The Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 was amended by Schedule 1 (item 43) only of the Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Subject to subsections (3) to (14), Schedules 1, 2 and 3 commence on the commencement of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998.

(j)      The Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 was amended by Schedule 7 (items 28, 29) only of the Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999, subsections 3(2)(e) and (16) of which provide as follows:

                 (2)   The following provisions commence on the transfer date:

                      (e)   subject to subsection (12), Schedule 7, other than items 43, 44, 118, 205 and 207 (the commencement of those items is covered by subsections (10), (11) and (13)).

               (16)   The Governor‑General may, by Proclamation published in the Gazette, specify the date that is to be the transfer date for the purposes of this Act.

(k)     The Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 370) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.

                 (2)   Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.

(l)      The Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 44-48) only of the Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of the Reserves and Modernisation) Act 2001, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the 28th day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(la)    Subsection 2(1) (item 40) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2002 provides as follows:

 

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
40.  Schedule 2, item 11	Immediately after the time specified in the Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of the Reserves and Modernisation) Act 2001 for the commencement of item 46 of Schedule 2 to that Act	19 April 2001

(m)    Subsection 2(1) (item 9) of the Defence Legislation Amendment Act 2003 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
9.  Schedule 2, item 28	Immediately after the commencement of section 2 of the Defence Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	1 October 2001

(n)     Subsection 2(1) (item 3) of the Defence Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2005 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
3.  Schedule 5	Immediately after the commencement of section 3 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.	1 January 2005

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part I
S. 2 .....................................	am. No. 164, 1984
S. 3 .....................................	am. No. 96, 1975; No. 33, 1976; No. 161, 1977; No. 61, 1981; No. 164, 1984; No. 65, 1987; No. 104, 1988; Nos. 126 and 135, 1991; No. 185, 1992; No. 187, 1997; No. 10, 2001; Nos. 26 and 134, 2008
S. 5 .....................................	am. No. 65, 1987
S. 5A ..................................	ad. No. 135, 1991
	am. No. 10, 2001 (as am. by No. 63, 2002)
S. 6 .....................................	am. No. 164, 1984; No. 65, 1987
Heading to s. 6A.................	rs. No. 134, 2008
S. 6A...................................	ad. No. 185, 1992
	am. No. 134, 2008
S. 6B...................................	ad. No. 185, 1992
	am. No. 165, 2007; No. 134, 2008
Heading to s. 6BA...............	am. No. 134, 2008
S. 6BA.................................	ad. No. 165, 2007
	am. No. 134, 2008
S. 6C...................................	ad. No. 187, 1997
	am. No. 112, 2003; Nos. 58 and 106, 2004; No. 102, 2005
S. 6D...................................	ad. No. 141, 2001
Part II
S. 7 .....................................	am. No. 33, 1976
S. 8 .....................................	am. No. 96, 1975; No. 33, 1976; No. 164, 1984; No. 126, 1991; No. 1, 1997; No. 159, 2001
S. 9 .....................................	am. No. 96, 1975; No. 161, 1977; No. 164, 1984; No. 126, 1991; No. 91, 1992; No. 1, 1997; No. 159, 2001
S. 10 ...................................	rs. No. 96, 1975
	am. No. 161, 1977
S. 11 ...................................	am. No. 126, 1991
S. 12 ...................................	am. No. 126, 1991 (as am. by No. 43, 1996)
S. 14 ...................................	am. No. 164, 1984; No. 126, 1991; No. 91, 1992
S. 16 ...................................	am. No. 164, 1984
Part III
S. 17 ...................................	am. No. 144, 1981; No. 104, 1988; No. 126, 1991
S. 18A ................................	ad. No. 126, 1991
S. 19 ...................................	am. No. 164, 1984
S. 20 ...................................	am. No. 144, 1981; No. 164, 1984
S. 21 ...................................	am. No. 161, 1977; No. 164, 1984
Part IV
S. 23 ...................................	am. No. 96, 1975; No. 161, 1977; No. 164, 1984; Nos. 1 and 187, 1997
S. 24 ...................................	am. No. 161, 1977; No. 135, 1979; No. 144, 1981; No. 164, 1984; No. 100, 1988; Nos. 126 and 135, 1991; No. 187, 1997
S. 25 ...................................	am. No. 161, 1977; No. 164, 1984
Part V
S. 29 ...................................	am. No. 164, 1984; No. 65, 1987
S. 30 ...................................	am. No. 15, 1979; No. 164, 1984; Nos. 126 and 135, 1991
S. 31 ...................................	am. No. 135, 1979; No. 164, 1984; No. 187, 1997
S. 32 ...................................	am. No. 135, 1979; No. 187, 1997
S. 32A ................................	ad. No. 135, 1979
	am. No. 144, 1981; No. 164, 1984; No. 100, 1988; No. 187, 1997
S. 33 ...................................	am. No. 161, 1977; No. 164, 1984
S. 34 ...................................	am. Nos. 15 and 135, 1979; No. 126, 1991
S. 35 ...................................	am. No. 161, 1977; No. 135, 1979; No. 104, 1988
S. 36 ...................................	am. No. 33, 1976; No. 126, 1991
S. 37 ...................................	am. No. 96, 1975; No. 1, 1997
Part VI
Heading to Div. 1 of Part VI	am. No. 185, 1992
Division 1
S. 38 ...................................	am. No. 185, 1992; No. 187, 1997
S. 39 ...................................	am. No. 135, 1979; No. 126, 1991; No. 185, 1992
S. 40....................................	rep. No. 161, 1977
	ad. No. 126, 1991
	am. No. 185, 1992; No. 48, 1998; No. 44, 1999
S. 41....................................	rs. No. 161, 1977; No. 185, 1992
	am. No. 187, 1997
S. 41A ................................	ad. No. 21, 1991
	am. No. 185, 1992; No. 187, 1997
Division 2
S. 42 ...................................	am. No. 135, 1979; No. 164, 1984; No. 21, 1991
S. 43 ...................................	am. No. 135, 1979; No. 164, 1984; No. 75, 1990; No. 21, 1991; No. 187, 1997
Division 2A
Div. 2A of Part VI ...............	ad. No. 161, 1977
S. 43A ................................	ad. No. 161, 1977
	am. No. 185, 1992
S. 44 ...................................	rs. No. 161, 1977
	rep. No. 185, 1992
	ad. No. 165, 2007
Division 3
S. 46 ...................................	rs. No. 33, 1976
	am. No. 126, 1991
S. 47 ...................................	am. No. 135, 1979; No. 126, 1991
S. 48 ...................................	am. No. 161, 1977; No. 133, 1979; No. 126, 1991; No. 187, 1997
S. 48A ................................	ad. No. 126, 1991
	am. No. 187, 1997
S. 49 ...................................	am. No. 164, 1984; No. 65, 1987
Part VIA
Part VIA...............................	ad. No. 58, 2004
Division 1
S. 49A.................................	ad. No. 58, 2004
	am. No. 165, 2007
Division 2
Ss. 49B, 49C.......................	ad. No. 58, 2004
Division 3
S. 49D.................................	ad. No. 58, 2004
Note to s. 49D(1).................	am. No. 134, 2008
Heading to s. 49E................	am. No. 165, 2007
S. 49E..................................	ad. No. 58, 2004
	am. No. 165, 2007
Division 4
S. 49F..................................	ad. No. 58, 2004
	am. No. 121, 2005
Part VII
S. 50 ...................................	am. No. 65, 1987
S. 51 ...................................	am. No. 164, 1984
S. 52 ...................................	am. No. 65, 1987
S. 53 ...................................	am. No. 161, 1977; No. 164, 1984
S. 54 ...................................	am. No. 65, 1987
S. 55 ...................................	am. No. 161, 1977; No. 164, 1984
Part VIII
S. 59 ...................................	am. No. 161, 1977
S. 61 ...................................	rs. No. 33, 1976
S. 61A ................................	ad. No. 126, 1991
S. 61B ................................	ad. No. 135, 1991
	am. No. 92, 1992; No. 10, 2001
Ss. 61C, 61D ......................	ad. No. 135, 1991
S. 62 ...................................	am. No. 33, 1976; No. 135, 1979; No. 144, 1981; No. 104, 1988; No. 126, 1991
S. 63 ...................................	am. No. 164, 1984
S. 64 ...................................	am. No. 161, 1977; No. 164, 1984
Part IX
Division 1
S. 66 ...................................	am. No. 59, 1974; No. 164, 1984; No. 5, 1995
Division 2
S. 68 ...................................	am. No. 33, 1976; No. 164, 1984; No. 5, 1995
S. 69 ...................................	am. No. 164, 1984
Division 3
S. 70 ...................................	am. No. 59, 1974; No. 164, 1984
S. 71 ...................................	am. No. 33, 1976; No. 92, 1981; No. 164, 1984; No. 104, 1988
Ss. 72, 73 ...........................	am. No. 36, 1978; No. 164, 1984
S. 74....................................	am. No. 187, 1997
S. 75 ...................................	am. No. 164, 1984; No. 187, 1997; No. 134, 2008
S. 76 ...................................	am. No. 33, 1976; No. 164, 1984
S. 78 ...................................	am. No. 164, 1984; No. 65, 1987
Ss. 79, 80 ...........................	am. No. 164, 1984
S. 83 ...................................	am. No. 135, 1991
Division 4
S. 84 ...................................	am. No. 36, 1978; No. 164, 1984; No. 5, 1995
Part X
S. 85 ...................................	am. No. 161, 1977; No. 164, 1984; No. 65, 1987
Ss. 86, 87 ...........................	am. No. 164, 1984
S. 87A ................................	ad. No. 161, 1977
	am. No. 164, 1984
S. 88 ...................................	am. No. 164, 1984
Ss. 89, 90 ...........................	am. No. 161, 1977; No. 164, 1984
S. 91 ...................................	am. No. 164, 1984; No. 65, 1987
S. 92 ...................................	am. No. 164, 1984 (as am. by No. 65, 1985)
Ss. 93-95 ...........................	am. No. 164, 1984
Part XA
Part XA ...............................	ad. No. 13, 1977
S. 98A ................................	ad. No. 13, 1977
	am. No. 161, 1977; No. 164, 1984; No. 65, 1987; No. 148, 2001; No. 165, 2007
S. 98B ................................	ad. No. 13, 1977
	am. No. 161, 1977; No. 135, 1979; No. 164, 1984; No. 65, 1987; No. 21, 1991; No. 148, 2001; No. 165, 2007; No. 134, 2008
S. 98C ................................	ad. No. 13, 1977
	am. No. 135, 1991; No. 148, 2001
S. 98D ................................	ad. No. 13, 1977
	rs. No. 161, 1977
	am. No. 148, 2001; No. 165, 2007; No. 134, 2008
S. 98E .................................	ad. No. 13, 1977
	am. No. 148, 2001
Heading to s. 98F ...............	am. No. 148, 2001
S. 98F .................................	ad. No. 13, 1977
	am. No. 93, 1986; No 126, 1991; No. 148, 2001
Heading to s. 98G ..............	am. No. 148, 2001
S. 98G ................................	ad. No. 13, 1977
	am. No. 135, 1979; No. 93, 1986; No. 148, 2001
S. 98GA .............................	ad. No. 93, 1986
	rep. No. 148, 2001
S. 98GB ..............................	ad. No. 125, 1989
	rep. No. 148, 2001
Part XB
Part XB ...............................	ad. No. 144, 1981
S. 98H ................................	ad. No. 144, 1981
S. 98J .................................	ad. No. 144, 1981
	am. No. 134, 2008
Ss. 98K, 98L.......................	ad. No. 144, 1981
Part XI
Part XI .................................	rs. No. 33, 1976
S. 99 ...................................	rs. No. 33, 1976
Ss. 100-123 .......................	rep. No. 33, 1976
Part XII
S. 124..................................	rep. No. 33, 1976
	ad. No. 187, 1997
S. 124A...............................	ad. No. 187, 1997
S. 126 .................................	am. No. 104, 1988
S. 127 .................................	am. No. 164, 1984; No. 104, 1988; No. 141, 2001
S. 128 .................................	am. No. 135, 1979
S. 128A ..............................	ad. No. 104, 1988
S. 130 .................................	am. No. 164, 1984; No. 104, 1988; No. 141, 2001
S. 130A...............................	ad. No. 161, 1977
S. 130B...............................	ad. No. 187, 1997
S. 131 .................................	am. No. 33, 1976; No. 164, 1984; No. 146, 1999
Part XIII
Part XIII ...............................	ad. No. 135, 1991
Ss. 132-138 .......................	ad. No. 135, 1991
Schedule 2
Schedule 2 .........................	am. No. 96, 1975; No. 161, 1977
Schedule 3
Schedule 3 .........................	am. No. 161, 1977; No. 135, 1979

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of the Reserves and Modernisation) Act 2001 (No. 10, 2001)

Schedule 2

94  Saving--old regulations

(1)        Regulations that were in effect under any Act immediately before the commencement of this item continue to have effect after that time as if members of an arm of the Defence Force who were members of a particular part or component of that arm immediately before the commencement of this item were still members of that part or component after that time, even if that part or component no longer exists.

Example: Assume that, immediately before the commencement of this item, regulations imposed training obligations on members of the Air Force Specialist Reserve. Those obligations would continue to apply to former members of that Reserve after commencement, even though the Air Force Specialist Reserve itself is no longer mentioned in the Air Force Act 1923 and the members have now become members of the Air Force Reserve.

(2)        However, regulations that continue in effect under this item do so only to the extent that they are not amended or revoked by later regulations.

95  Regulations about transitional matters

(1)        The regulations may make provision in relation to other saving and transitional matters in connection with the amendments made by this Schedule.

(2)        In particular, such regulations may deal with the status, after the commencement of the amendments, of persons who were members of the Defence Force immediately before that time.

(3)        Subitem (2) does not limit the scope of subitem (1).

Defence Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001
(No. 141, 2001)

4  Application of amendments

             (1)  Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Indexation) Act 2001 (No. 148, 2001)

Schedule 3 

31  Application

(1)        The amendments and repeals made by this Schedule apply:

                     (a)  for the purpose of working out an increase in the rate of a pension benefit that is payable immediately before:

                              (i)  the prescribed half‑year beginning on 1 January 2002; and

                             (ii)  each subsequent prescribed half‑year; and

                     (b)  for any other purpose related to the purpose mentioned in paragraph (a).

(2)        To avoid doubt, the amendments and repeals made by this Schedule do not affect any increase in the rate of a pension benefit that arose from the operation of any provision amended or repealed by this Schedule.

Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001
(No. 159, 2001)

Schedule 1

97  Application of amendments

The amendments made by this Schedule do not apply to an appointment if the term of the appointment began before the commencement of this item.

Superannuation (Surcharge Rate Reduction) Amendment Act 2003
(No. 112, 2003)

Schedule 1

33  Application of items 24 to 30

The amendments made by items 24 to 30 apply in relation to benefits that become payable on or after 1 July 2003.

Note:       The Acts amended by items 24 to 30 continue to apply in relation to benefits that become payable before 1 July 2003 as if the amendments made by those items had not been made.

Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Family Law and Other Matters) Act 2004 (No. 58, 2004)

4  Application of family law interest‑splitting amendments

             (1)  The family law interest‑splitting amendments apply to:

                     (a)  any splitting agreement, or splitting order, that has an operative time after the commencement of Schedule 1; and

                     (b)  a splitting agreement, or splitting order, with an earlier operative time, if no benefits had become payable before the commencement of Schedule 1 in respect of the superannuation interest to which the agreement or order relates.

             (2)  In this section:

family law interest‑splitting amendments means the amendments made by Schedule 1, other than items 24 and 34.

Superannuation Budget Measures Act 2004 (No. 106, 2004)

Schedule 2

11  Application of amendments

(2)        The amendments made by items 4 to 9 of this Schedule apply in relation to benefits that become payable on or after 1 July 2004.

Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 2007 (No. 165, 2007)

Schedule 4

8  Application

(1)        The amendments made by this Schedule apply in respect of any application for restoration of a pension, or for restoration of the full rate of a pension, that is made on or after the day on which this Schedule commences.

(2)        If an application made before 1 January 2008 is granted, the pension is payable at the full rate only from 1 January 2008 (despite the following provisions:

                     (a)  subsection 44(3) of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 (as inserted by item 1 of this Schedule);

                     (b)  subsection 64A(3) of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948 (as inserted by item 6 of this Schedule);

                     (c)  subsection 48AA(3) of the Superannuation Act 1922 (as inserted by item 7 of this Schedule)).

Schedule 6

4  Application

The amendments made by this Part apply in respect of any spouse who survives a deceased person if the death of the deceased person occurs after this Part commences.

6  Application

The amendment made by this Part applies in relation to a later pension, or a lump sum amount, that is paid as a result of a period of effective service that begins on or after the day on which this Part commences.

Same‑Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--Superannuation) Act 2008 (No. 134, 2008)

Schedule 3

24  Application of amendments of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973

The amendments of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 made by this Schedule apply in relation to a benefit payable under that Act in respect of a person who dies on or after the commencement of this Schedule, if, at the time of his or her death, the deceased person was:

                     (a)  a contributing member (within the meaning of that Act); or

                     (b)  a recipient member (within the meaning of that Act); or

                     (c)  a person in respect of whom deferred benefits were applicable under section 78 of that Act.