JUDGES' PENSIONS ACT 1953 - As at 28 November 2018 - Act 41 of 1953

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act and commencement
• 2 Definitions
• 2A Continuity of judicial office in the Supreme Court
• 2B Continuity of judicial office in the District Court
• 2C Continuity of office--Workers' Compensation Commission
• 2D Continuity of office--Industrial Relations Commission and Industrial Court

PART 2 - PENSIONS

• 3 Pension for certain judges who retired, or retire, at mandatory judicial retirement age
• 4 Pension for certain judges retiring voluntarily before mandatory judicial retirement age
• 5 Pension for judge who retires on account of ill-health
• 6 Pension for surviving spouse of judge or retired judge
• 7 Restoration of surviving spouse's pension if lost due to remarriage
• 7A Pension in respect of children on death of judge or retired judge
• 7B Pension in respect of children on death of surviving spouse of judge or retired judge
• 7C Pension in respect of certain children where judge or retired judge dies without leaving a surviving spouse
• 7D Payment of pension in respect of children
• 7E Variation of manner of payment of pension in respect of child
• 8 Prior judicial service
• 9 Dual pensions
• 10 Payment of pensions
• 10A Reduction in pensions where lump sum benefit paid
11, 11A. (Renumbered)
• 11B Provision consequent on enactment of Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2001
• 12 Commutation of pensions for payment of superannuation contributions surcharge
• 12A Reduction of reversionary pensions
• 12B (Renumbered)

PART 3 - LUMP SUM BENEFITS

• 13 Calculation of lump sum benefits
• 14 When lump sum benefit is payable
• 15 Judges and acting judges who are qualified for lump sum benefits

PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS

• 16 Payment of pension to legal personal representative in certain cases
• 16A Accrued benefit multiples for family law superannuation purposes
• 16B Competing claims by surviving spouses for pensions and benefits
• 17 Application of Act to and in respect of associate Judges
• 18 Regulations
• 19 Savings and transitional provisions
• SCHEDULE 1