Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Any pensioner who
is in receipt of a pension under section 61 shall, for the purposes of
this Act, be deemed to be on leave of absence without pay, and shall not be
required to contribute in respect of the period of that leave; but,
notwithstanding the fact that he is deemed to be on leave of absence, his
office or position shall be held to be vacant and may be filled by the
appointment thereto of some other person.
(2) In the event of
the re-employment in the service of a person who has retired on a pension
under section 61, the period during which he was retired shall not, for
the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be a break in the continuity of his
service.
(3) Any such pensioner
shall submit himself for medical examination as and when required by the
Board, and if he makes default in complying with such requirement the pension
shall cease to be payable to him so long as he continues in default.
(4) Before any such
pensioner shall leave this State, he shall submit to the Board a certificate
from a duly qualified medical practitioner indicating the need of the
pensioner to leave the State; and in any such case the continuance of the
payment of pension to the pensioner shall be subject to the approval of the
Board to the pensioner leaving this State being first obtained.
(5) If a person who
has retired through invalidity as provided for in section 61, engages in
employment, or in any occupation or business on his own account, the Board
may, if it thinks fit, cancel the pension payable to such person or reduce the
amount of such pension to any amount which in its opinion the circumstances of
the case warrant.
(6) Where a pension is
cancelled by the Board under this section, the pensioner shall be regarded as
a contributor and notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) he
shall be required to pay his contributions in accordance with section 47.
[Section 78 8 amended by No. 55 of 1945
s.18; No. 65 of 1947 s.21.]