STATE SUPERANNUATION ACT 1988
STATE SUPERANNUATION ACT 1988
TABLE OF PROVISIONS PART 1--PRELIMINARY 1. Purpose 2. Commencement 3. Definitions 3A. Declaration of eligible salary sacrifice contributors 4. Application of Act PART 3--THE NON-CONTRIBUTORY SCHEMES ACCOUNT 16A. Non-contributory schemes account PART 4--PART-TIME OFFICERS 24. Definitions applying to this Part only 25. Service and prospective service of a part-time officer 26. Act applies subject to principles and rules for part-time officers PART 5--ORIGINAL SCHEME MEMBERS 27. Original scheme members 27A. Application of Family Law provisions to pensioners PART 6--REVISED SCHEME MEMBERS Division 1--Contributions 28. Contribution rates 29. Adjustment of contribution rates Division 2--Benefits 31. Pension on retirement through age or disability 32. Minimum amount of pension 33. Amount of pension on retirement through age 34. Pension entitlement on retirement through disability 35. Retirement or death after return from leave of absence 35A. Registration of names of adult children 36. Pension to partner, children or adult children on death of revised scheme member 37. Pension to partner, children or adult children on death of revised scheme member who is a pensioner 38. Re-instatement of pension cancelled on the ground of re‑marriage 39. Pensioner may elect to convert whole of or part of pension entitlement to a lump sum payment entitlement 40. Partner of a pensioner aged 60 years or over entitled to convert part of pension to a lump sum 41. Partner of deceased revised scheme member under age 60 may convert whole of pension to a lump sum 43. Payment on death of revised scheme member before retirement 44. Retrenchment of revised scheme member 45. Rights of statutory officer 46. Rights on resignation 47. Provisions applying to deferred pensions 48. Payments to children and adult children 49. Election in respect of leave of absence without pay PART 7--NEW SCHEME MEMBERS Division 1--Contributions 50. Contribution rates Division 2--Benefits 52. Benefit on retirement of new scheme member 53. Benefit on death of new scheme member before retirement 53A. Board to consider nominations of dependants 53B. Board to consider nominations of adult children 54. Benefit on retirement through disability 56. Benefit on retirement due to ill-health 57. Benefit on retrenchment 58. Benefit on resignation 59. Intermittent service PART 7A--FAMILY LAW PROVISIONS 59AA. Definitions 59AB. Accrued benefit multiple 59AC. Obligation on Board 59AD. Reduction of benefit or accrued benefit entitlement 59AE. Board may provide additional information 59AF. Commutation rights not affected 59AG. Charging of fees PART 8--GENERAL PROVISIONS 59A. Payment of benefits subject to specified standards 60. Payment of contributions 60A. Eligible member account 61. Transfer from revised scheme to new scheme 61A. Exempt officers 61D. Entitlements of section 61B transferee 66. Officers on secondment or leave of absence 67. If pensioner re-employed by Crown, pension may be reduced 67A. Entitlement to pension 67B. Commutation of pension not exceeding declared rate 68. Pension entitlements—Masters of the Supreme Court 69. Members of approved superannuation schemes 69A. Exemption from membership 69B. Designated employees 70. Provision where contributor who resigns is appointed to a public body 71. Minimum benefit 71A. Early release of benefits 71B. Taxation on benefits 71C. Surcharge debt account 71D. Recovery of surcharge where person entitled to deferred benefit 71E. Commutation of pension to meet surcharge liability 71F. Commutation of pension to meet a superannuation interest taxation liability 72. Provisions relating to children's and adult children's pensions 73. Pensions payable for life except in certain cases 74. Pensions payable fortnightly 75. Disability pensioner to be taken to be on leave 76. Liability to be recalled to service 77. Review of pension under section 34, 54 or 83A 77A. Disability pensioner retiring due to ill health 77B. Re-instatement of certain disability pensioners 78. Desertion by pensioner of partner or child 80. Payment of benefits if person is incapable of managing financial affairs 81. Power to recover 82. Contributors transferring from recognised superannuation schemes 83. Question as to disability determined by Board on medical officer's report 83A. Temporary pensions 83B. Disclosure of contents of medical reports 85. Settlement of disputes 86. Board may require information for purposes of administering Act 88. Assignment or charging of interest 89. Payment of benefits 89A. Payment of lump sum benefits 90. Payments from Consolidated Fund 90A. Payments into Fund by employing authority 91. Indexation of pensions 92. Regulations 92A. Specified standards 93. Savings 94. Transfer of members of MWCESF 95. Provision relating to change of employment 96. Provisions relating to certain water authorities 97. Provision relating to change of employment 98. Provisions relating to transfer of assets and liabilities 99. Transfer of members under section 4(1BA) of ESSA 100. Transfer of assets in respect of PMASF 101. Provisions relating to transferred beneficiaries 102. Continued application of medical classification provisions SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 ENDNOTES