New South Wales Consolidated Acts

JUDGES' PENSIONS ACT 1953

- As at 1 March 2009
- 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

   PART 2 - PENSIONS

   3.      Pension for certain judges who retired, or retire, at age 72
   4.      Pension to judge retiring voluntarily at or after age 60
   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