Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) If:
(a) a retired Judge or a person is paid a pension under this Act;
(b) the retired Judge or person has received from the Commissioner of Taxation notice under section 15 of the Surcharge Collection Act that he or she is liable to pay an amount of superannuation contributions surcharge specified in the notice; and
(c) the superannuation contributions surcharge relates to surchargeable contributions, within the meaning of the Surcharge Collection Act, that were made in relation to the retired Judge or to a Judge, or retired Judge, who has died,
the retired Judge or person may, within a reasonable period after the notice was given, request the Treasurer in writing to commute as much of the pension payable to him or her as is necessary to provide a lump sum equivalent to the amount.
(2) The Treasurer must, if satisfied that the commuted amount will be used to pay the superannuation contributions surcharge, comply with a request under subsection (1).