Commonwealth Numbered Acts

DEFENCE FORCE RETIREMENT AND DEATH BENEFITS ACT 1973

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   1.      Short title.  
   2.      Commencement.  
   3.      Interpretation.  
   4.      Retiring age for rank held.  
   5.      Continuity of service.  
   6.      Non-effective service.  
   7.      Definitions.  
   8.      Constitution of Authority.  
   9.      Deputies of members.  
   10.     Irregularities in nomination of members and deputy members.  
   11.     Termination of appointments.  
   12.     Resignation of members.  
   13.     Allowances.  
   14.     Meetings of Authority.  
   15.     Delegation by Authority.  
   16.     Reports.  
   17.     Contributions by members of scheme.  
   18.     Contributions not to be paid during periods of non-effective service.  
   19.     Amount of fortnightly contributions.  
   20.     Amount of contributions on reduction in pay.  
   21.     Purchase of previous non-contributory service.  
   22.     Deductions of contributions from pay.  
   23.     Entitlement to retirement pay.  
   24.     Retirement pay commutation.  
   25.     Rate of retirement pay applicable to certain existing contributors.  
   26.     Invalidity benefit.  
   27.     Incapacity due to wilful action.  
   28.     Pre-existing invalidity or incapacity.  
   29.     Invalidity or incapacity arising during absence without leave exceeding sixty days.  
   30.     Classification of incapacity.  
   31.     Class A and Class B invalidity pay.  
   32.     Class C invalidity benefit.  
   33.     Rate of invalidity pay applicable to certain existing contributors.  
   34.     Reclassification of percentage of incapacity.  
   35.     Power of Authority to require persons to be medically examined, &c.  
   36.     Invalidity benefit payable to certain contributors under Superannuation Act.  
   37.     Service Board may inform Authority of grounds of retirement.  
   38.     Widow's pension on death of contributing member.  
   39.     Widow's pension on death of recipient member.  
   40.     Marriage of widow after death of member.  
   41.     Rate of pension payable to dependent female on death of member of scheme leaving both wife and dependent female.  
   42.     Eligible children other than orphans.  
   43.     Eligible orphans.  
   44.     Dependent widowers.  
   45.     Payment of benefits otherwise than to person entitled.  
   46.     Superannuation Act.  
   47.     Death of recipient member due to retirement disabilities.  
   48.     Lump sum payment on death of certain members.  
   49.     Death of contributing member after sixty days absence without leave.  
   50.     Definitions.  
   51.     Election by re-instated candidate.  
   52.     Effect of election under section 51.  
   53.     Refund of benefits by re-instated candidates to whom this Part applies.  
   54.     Re-instated candidates to whom this Part does not apply.  
   55.     Rights of contributing members who resign to contest elections and are not re-instated.  
   56.     Refund of contributions.  
   57.     Election by officer on short service commission who continues to serve in respect of period of service under short service commission.  
   58.     Certain previous periods of effective service to be disregarded.  
   59.     Instalments of pension benefits.  
   60.     Prescribed basic annual rate of pay.  
   61.     Payment of refund of contributions or of lump sum payment to Superannuation Fund in discharge of liability to that Fund.  
   62.     Recipient member who becomes an eligible member.  
   63.     Non-recipient retired member who again becomes an eligible member within ninety days.  
   64.     Non-recipient retired member who again becomes an eligible member after ninety days.  
   65.     Application of sections 63 and 64 to benefit under sub-section 32 (2).  
   66.     Interpretation.  
   67.     Variation of determinations by Authority.  
   68.     Division 2-Contributing Members Who Have Preserved Rights from Previous Employment  
   69.     Members who pay transfer values to Commonwealth.  
   70.     Division 3-Preservation of Rights of Contributing Members Ceasing to be Eligible  
   71.     Eligible employment.  
   72.     Public employment.  
   73.     Eligible superannuation schemes.  
   74.     Transfer value.  
   75.     Deferred benefits.  
   76.     Election that Division apply.  
   77.     Circumstances in which transfer value payable.  
   78.     Circumstances in which person entitled to deferred benefits.  
   79.     Person who is entitled to rights under this Division not entitled to other retirement benefits.  
   80.     Certain former contributing members not entitled to benefits under this Division.  
   81.     Member who resigned to contest an election.  
   82.     Provisions applicable to certain recipient members restored to health.  
   83.     Person entitled to deferred benefits again becoming a member before benefits payable.  
   84.     Special provisions affecting former members of certain superannuation schemes.  
   85.     Interpretation.  
   86.     Refund of previous contributions.  
   87.     Additional contribution by certain pre-1959 contributors.  
   88.     Contribution equal to deferred contributions under previous Act.  
   89.     Purchase of previous non-contributory service.  
   90.     Elections to become contributors by certain members.  
   91.     Certain periods of previous service to be deemed to be periods of effective service.  
   92.     Application of Act in respect of elections under sub-section 4A (3B) of previous Act.  
   93.     Election by member of scheme to whom sub-section 69 (1A) of previous Act applies.  
   94.     Death of contributing member after 60 days absence without leave.  
   95.     Pre-existing invalidity or incapacity.  
   96.     Invalidity classification.  
   97.     Medical examination of member of scheme entitled to invalidity pay.  
   98.     Incapacity due to wilful action.  
   99.     Interpretation.  
   100.    Request for reconsideration of decision by Authority.  
   101.    Request for review by Review Tribunal.  
   102.    Appointment of Invalidity Classification Review Tribunal.  
   103.    Fees and allowances.  
   104.    Records, &c., to be forwarded to Invalidity Classification Review Tribunal.  
   105.    Definitions.  
   106.    Establishment of Administrative Review Tribunals.  
   107.    Allowances.  
   108.    Termination of appointment.  
   109.    Resignation.  
   110.    Records, &c., to be forwarded to Tribunal.  
   111.    Review of decisions of Authority.  
   112.    Parties to proceedings before Tribunals.  
   113.    Powers of Review Tribunal with respect to decision under review.  
   114.    Procedure of Review Tribunals to be informal, &c.  
   115.    Proceedings to be in public except in special circumstances.  
   116.    Representation before a Review Tribunal.  
   117.    Evidence before Review Tribunal, &c.  
   118.    Costs of proceedings before Review Tribunal.  
   119.    Protection of members of Tribunals, representatives and witnesses.  
   120.    Disobedience to summons, &c.  
   121.    Fees for witnesses.  
   122.    Offences in relation to Review Tribunal.  
   123.    Appeals.  
   124.    Exercise of jurisdiction of Commonwealth Industrial Court.  
   125.    Payments by the Commonwealth.  
   126.    Recovery of amounts payable to Commonwealth.  
   127.    Recipient member, &c., to inform Authority if he becomes eligible member.  
   128.    Extension of periods of elections.  
   129.    Assignment of pensions.  
   130.    Attachment of benefits.  
   131.    Regulations.  
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