Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY CONTRIBUTORY SUPERANNUATION ACT 1948 - SECT 13

             (1)  A person who is entitled to a parliamentary allowance shall, during his or her period of service, pay contributions to the Commonwealth:

                     (a)  in the case of a person whose period of service is less than 18 years--at the rate per month of 11 ¹ / ₂ % of the monthly amount of the parliamentary allowance to which he or she is entitled; or

                     (b)  in the case of a person whose period of service is not less than 18 years--at the rate per month of 5 ³ / ₄ % of the monthly amount of the parliamentary allowance to which he or she is entitled.

             (2)  Subject to subsection (4), a Minister of State shall, in addition to the contributions payable by him or her under subsection (1), pay contributions to the Commonwealth, during the period during which he or she serves as a Minister of State, at the rate per month of 11 ¹ / ₂ % of the monthly amount of the salary to which he or she is entitled as Minister of State.

             (3)  Subject to subsection (4), an office holder shall, in addition to the contributions payable by him or her under subsection (1), pay contributions to the Commonwealth, during the period during which he or she serves as, and in respect of each office by virtue of which he or she is, an office holder, at the rate per month of 11 ¹ / ₂ % of the monthly amount of the allowance by way of salary to which he or she is entitled in respect of that office.

             (4)  If, at any time, a Minister of State or an office holder would, if he or she ceased to be entitled to parliamentary allowance at that time, be entitled to additional retiring allowance under subsection 18(9) at a rate which is:

                     (a)  in a case where he or she would be entitled to additional retiring allowance in respect of one office only--75% of the rate, at that time, at which salary or allowance by way of salary, as the case may be, is payable in respect of that office; or

                     (b)  in a case where he or she would be entitled to additional retiring allowance in respect of 2 or more offices--75% of the rate that is the highest rate, at that time, at which salary or allowance by way of salary, as the case may be, is payable in respect of either or any of those offices;

then, so long as he or she continues to be a Minister of State who, or an office holder who, would, if he or she ceased to be entitled to parliamentary allowance, be entitled to additional retiring allowance under that subsection at that rate, subsection (2) or (3), as the case may be, applies to him or her as if the reference to 11 ¹ / ₂ % in whichever of those subsections is applicable were a reference to 5 ³ / ₄ %.

             (5)  For the purposes of subsections (1), (2) and (3):

                     (a)  the monthly amount of the parliamentary allowance to which a person is entitled shall be deemed to be one‑twelfth of the annual amount of that allowance;

                     (b)  the monthly amount of the salary to which a Minister of State is entitled as Minister of State shall be deemed to be one‑twelfth of the annual amount of that salary; and

                     (c)  the monthly amount of the allowance by way of salary to which an office holder is entitled in respect of an office shall be deemed to be one‑twelfth of the annual amount of that allowance.

             (6)  The contributions payable by a person under this section shall be deducted:

                     (a)  in the case of contributions under subsection (1)--from payments of parliamentary allowance made to the person;

                     (b)  in the case of contributions under subsection (2)--from payments of parliamentary allowance made to the person or of salary made to the person as Minister of State; and

                     (c)  in the case of contributions under subsection (3)--from payments of parliamentary allowance made to the person or of allowance by way of salary made to the person as office holder.

             (7)  Each deduction under subsection (6) shall, as far as practicable, be made in respect of the same period as that in respect of the payment from which it is deducted is made.

             (8)  Amounts deducted under subsection (6) shall be paid to the Commonwealth.

             (9)  In this section, month means one of the 12 months of the year.