POLICE SUPERANNUATION ACT 1990

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1--Preliminary

• 1 Short title
• 4 Interpretation
• 4A Putative spouses
• 4B Restriction on publication of proceedings

PART 2--Administration

Division 1--The Board

• 5 The Board
• 6 Function of the Board
• 7 The Board's membership
• 8 Procedure at meetings of the Board
• 9 Staff of the Board
• 9A Delegation by the Board

Division 2--The Fund

• 10 The Fund
• 11 Investment of the Fund

Division 3--Accounts and payments

• 13 Contributors' accounts
Subdivision 2--Investment option, rollover payments and co-contributions
• 13A Investment option
• 13B Rollover payments
• 13C Co-contribution accounts

Division 4--Payment of benefits

• 14 Payment of benefits

Division 5--Reports

• 15 Reports

PART 3--Contributors, contribution rates and contribution points

• 16 Contributors
• 17 Contribution rates
• 18 Contribution points
• 19 Attribution of contribution points and months

PART 5--Superannuation benefits

Division 1--Pension benefits

• 27 Application of Part to police cadets
• 28 Retirement
• 29 Retrenchment
• 30 Temporary disability pension
• 31 Invalidity
• 32 Benefits payable on contributor's death
• 33 Benefits payable to contributor's estate
• 34 Resignation and preservation of benefits

Division 2--General

• 35 Commutation of proportion of pension
• 35A Commutation to pay deferred superannuation contributions surcharge
• 35B Commutation to pay Division 293 tax
• 36 Medical examination etc of invalid pensioner
• 37 Effect on pension of pensioner's re-employment
• 38 Notional extension of period of employment
• 38A Closure of contribution accounts

PART 5B--Family Law Act provisions

• 38F Purpose of this Part
• 38G Interpretation
• 38H Value of superannuation interest
• 38I Board to comply with Commonwealth requirements
• 38J Reduction in contributor's entitlement
• 38K Benefit not payable to spouse on death of contributor if split has occurred
• 38P Accrued benefit multiple
• 38Q Non-member spouse's entitlement
• 38R Non-member spouse's entitlement where pension is in growth phase
• 38S Non-member spouse's entitlement where pension is in payment phase
• 38T Payment of non-member spouse's entitlement
• 38U Fees

PART 6--Miscellaneous

• 39 Review of Board's decisions
• 40 Effect of workers compensation etc on pension
• 41 Division of benefit where deceased contributor is survived by lawful and putative spouses
• 42 Adjustment of pensions
• 42A Subsequent roll over of benefits to another fund or scheme
• 43 Repayment of balance in contribution account
• 44 Special provision for payment in case of infancy or death
• 45 Pension not to be assignable
• 45A Rounding off of contributions and benefits
• 45B Unclaimed superannuation benefits
• 46 Liabilities may be set off against benefits
• 46A Termination of the Police Occupational Superannuation Scheme
• 48 Power to obtain information
• 49 Confidentiality
• 50 Resolution of difficulties
• 51 Summary offences
• 52 Regulations
• SCHEDULE 1--Transitional provisions
• SCHEDULE 3--
Legislative history