Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Where a
contributor or former contributor is entitled to an amount of pension
according to the number of units held by him on retirement, he is entitled, in
addition to the amount of pension to which he is otherwise entitled, to an
amount of 10 cents per fortnight in respect of each unit for which he has
contributed at any time prior to 1 July 1969 up to the time he
became entitled to pension in respect thereof.
(2) The amount of
increase of pension payable under subsection (1) shall be charged to the
Fund.
(3) The provisions of
subsections (1) and (2) apply —
(a) in
respect of the first fortnightly payment of pension made in the month of
January 1974, and in respect of such subsequent payments;
(b) to a
widow who is entitled to receive an amount of pension under this Act and in
accordance with the rate of pension payable to the widow as referred to in
this Act.
(4) Where a
contributor or former contributor is entitled to an amount of pension
according to the number of units held by him on retirement, he is entitled, in
addition to the amount of pension to which he is otherwise entitled, to an
amount of 10 cents per fortnight in respect of each unit for which he has
contributed at any time prior to 1 July 1974 up to the time he
became entitled to pension in respect thereof.
(5) The amount of
increase in pension payable under subsection (4) shall be charged to the
Fund.
(6) The provisions of
subsections (4) and (5) apply —
(a) in
respect of the first fortnightly payment of pension made in the month of
January 1977 and in respect of such subsequent payments; and
(b) to a
widow who is entitled to receive an amount of pension under this Act, and in
accordance with the rate of pension payable to the widow as referred to in
this Act.
(7) Subject to
subsections (10) and (11), where a contributor or former contributor is
entitled to an amount of pension according to the number of units held by him
on retirement, he is entitled, in addition to the amount of pension to which
he is otherwise entitled, to an amount of 10 cents per fortnight in respect of
each unit for which he has contributed at any time prior to
1 July 1977 up to the time he became entitled to pension in respect
thereof.
(8) The amount of
increase in pension payable under subsection (7) shall be charged to the
Fund.
(9) The provisions of
subsections (7) and (8) apply —
(a) in
respect of the first fortnightly payment of pension made in the month of
January 1980 and in respect of such subsequent payments;
(b) to a
widow who is entitled to receive an amount of pension under this Act, and in
accordance with the rate of pension payable to the widow as referred to in
this Act.
(10) A person entitled
to an amount of pension under this Act who prior to 1 July 1974
commuted —
(a) the
whole of the Fund share of the pension payable to him, is not entitled to any
increase in pension under subsections (7) to (9) (inclusive);
(b) part
of the Fund share of the pension payable to him, is entitled to receive such
part of the increase in pension payable under subsections (7) to (9)
(inclusive) as the Board may determine.
(11) A widow or
widower who is entitled to receive an amount of pension under this Act who is
the widow or widower of a person who has commuted either the whole or part of
the Fund share of the pension payable under this Act is entitled to receive
such part of the increase in pension payable under subsections (7) to (9)
(inclusive) as the Board may determine.
[Section 46AB inserted by No. 75 of 1973
s.10; amended by No. 134 of 1976 s.13; No. 76 of 1979 s.3;
No. 49 of 1996 s.64.]