Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES (SUPERANNUATION FUND) REGULATIONS 1986

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART II -- Interpretative provisions  

   3.      Terms used in these regulations  
   3A.     Eligible Authority employees  
   4.      Membership  
   5.      Total permanent disablement  
   6.      Partial permanent disablement  
   7.      Superannuation salary  
   8.      Final average salary  
   9.      Dependants  
   9B.     Earnings rate  

   PART III -- Membership of the Superannuation Fund  

   10.     Members of previous fund  
   11.     Membership of eligible Authority employee  
   12.     Associated employees  
   12A.    Temporary and casual employees  
   12B.    Board members etc.  
   12C.    Spouses and de facto partners of members  
   13.     Transfer of employment  
   14.     Category transfers  
   14A.    Category A member may elect to transfer notional defined benefit to accumulation account  

   PART IV -- Contributions to the Fund  

   15.     Contributions by members  
   15A.    Contributions for Category C member  
   16.     Contributions by employers -- Category A members  
   16A.    Contributions by employers -- Category B members  
   16B.    Contributions by employers -- supplementary disablement benefits  
   16BA.   Acceptance of Commonwealth payments  
   16BB.   Contribution splitting  
   16C.    Accumulation accounts  
   16D.    Insurance for Category B members  

   PART V -- Benefits  

           Division 1 -- Entitlement to benefits  

   17.     Death benefit -- Category A  
   18.     Total and permanent disablement benefit -- Category A  
   19.     Partial and permanent disablement benefit -- Category A  
   20.     Continuing in employment after 65 -- Category A  
   21.     Leaving service benefit -- Category A  
   21A.    Benefit -- Category B  
   21AA.   Benefit -- Category C  
   21AB.   Phased retirement benefit  
   21AC.   Increased death benefit in certain cases  
   21B.    Payment of benefits  
   21C.    Preservation  
   21D.    Delay in payment of benefit  
   22.     Retirement benefits -- pension option  
   23B.    Supplementary disablement benefits  
   23BA.   Electing another method of payment -- supplementary disablement benefits  
   23C.    Benefit on death of supplementary disablement beneficiary  
   23D.    Review of supplementary disablement benefits  

           Division 2 -- Payment of benefits  

   24.     Term used in this Division and Division 3  
   25.     Payment of benefits in respect of deceased members  
   26.     Nomination of dependants to receive benefits  
   26.     Death benefits -- direction as to payment  
   27.     Time and mode of payment of benefits  
   28.     Proofs  

           Division 3 -- Miscellaneous  

   29.     Unclaimed benefits  
   30.     Assignment or charge of benefit prohibited  
   31.     Deduction of tax from benefits  
   32.     Reduction of benefits to the extent of any amount not insured  
   33.     Reduction of benefits in case of previous disease or disability  

   PART VI -- Associated employers  

   34.     Superannuation Board is an associated employer  
   34A.    Admission of other associated employers  
   35.     Release of associated employers  
   36.     Dissolution of associated employers  

   PART VII -- Miscellaneous  

   37.     Contributions for additional benefits  
   37A.    Distribution of surplus funds  
   38.     Transfers from other funds  
   39.     Transfers to other funds  
   40.     Temporary cessation of employment and leave without pay  
   41.     Application of regulations to members employed part-time  
   41A.    Application of regulations to members reduced in rank  
   42.     Requirements for insurance  
   42A.    Medical examinations  
   43.     No personal claim  
   44.     Notices  
   45.     General meetings of members  
   46.     Provision of information to members  
   47.     Elections of members of the Superannuation Board  
   47A.    Removal of elected member  
   48.     Amendments to these regulations  
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Defined benefit: death or total and permanent disablement  
           SCHEDULE 1A -- Defined benefit: partial and permanent disablement or leaving service  
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Membership period for death benefits  
           SCHEDULE 3 -- General meetings of members of the Superannuation Fund  
           SCHEDULE 4 -- Leaving service benefit -- Category A  
           SCHEDULE 5 -- Calculation of monthly benefit  
           SCHEDULE 6 -- Calculation of annual benefit  
           SCHEDULE 6A -- Calculation of lump sum benefit  
           SCHEDULE 6B -- Calculation of monthly benefit instead of lump sum benefit  
           SCHEDULE 6C -- Calculation of a lump sum benefit instead of monthly benefits  
           SCHEDULE 6D -- Calculation of a lump sum benefit instead of annual benefits  
           SCHEDULE 7 -- Calculation of lump sum or death benefit after election of monthly benefits  
           SCHEDULE 8 -- Calculation of lump sum or death benefit after election of annual benefits  
           SCHEDULE 9 -- Calculation of lump sum or death benefit after election of lump sum benefit after 5 years  
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