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CONSTITUTION ACT 1975 - SECT 7G Payment and commutation of the former Governor's pension

CONSTITUTION ACT 1975 - SECT 7G

Payment and commutation of the former Governor's pension

    (1)     If an election under section 7E is in operation, the Minister must cause the amount of the lump sum to be paid to the Commissioner of Taxation within the period stated in the superannuation contributions surcharge notice to be applied towards payment of the superannuation contributions surcharge.

S. 7G(2) amended by No. 23/2008 s. 4(2).

    (2)     The former Governor's pension and any future entitlement of the Governor's partner to a pension upon the Governor's death otherwise payable from time to time under this Act must be reduced to the extent determined under section 7F in consequence of the payment of the lump sum.

    (3)     For the purposes of section 7F

        (a)     the reduction of the former Governor's pension must not exceed 15% of his or her total pension entitlement under the Act on the day on which the Governor resigned or retired; and

S. 7G(3)(b) amended by No. 23/2008 s. 4(2).

        (b)     the reduction of any future entitlement of the Governor's partner to a pension must not exceed 15% of an amount equal to the total pension entitlement of the Governor's partner on the day on which the Governor resigned or retired; and

        (c)     each reduction referred to in paragraph (a) and (b) must be a fixed percentage to be applied to the pension entitlement under the Act and, if paragraphs (a) and (b) both apply, the percentage must be the same; and

        (d)     the reduction must be applied from the day of payment of the lump sum under subsection (1).

S. 7H (Heading) amended by No. 23/2008 s. 4(2).

S. 7H

inserted by No. 19/2001 s. 6.