New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

JUDGES' PENSIONS REGULATION 2007 - NOTES

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Judges’ Pensions Act 1953.
Attorney General

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to remake, with no substantial changes, the Judges’ Pensions Regulation 2001 which is repealed on 1 September 2007 by section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.
This Regulation provides for the calculation of reductions of pensions payable to former judges or to former judges’ spouses or children if an election is made to pay for the superannuation contributions surcharge by commuting part of a pension (the superannuation contributions surcharge being a tax imposed on contributions to superannuation by Commonwealth law).
This Regulation deals with matters of a machinery nature and matters that are not likely to impose an appreciable burden, cost or disadvantage on any sector of the public.
This Regulation is made under the Judges’ Pensions Act 1953, including sections 12, 12A and 18 (the general regulation-making power).

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

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