Western Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES SUPERANNUATION ACT 1987

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Relevant remuneration of member other than statutory member of 1993 scheme  
   4AA.    Relevant remuneration of statutory member of 1993 scheme  
   4AB.    Allowance may be certified as a percentage  
   4A.     Meaning of “final remuneration”  
   4B.     Persons in more than one employment  

   PART II -- The Government Employees Superannuation Board  

   5.      The Board  
   6.      Functions of the Board  
   7.      Remuneration  
   8.      Staff and consultants  
   8A.     Minister to have access to information  
   8B.     Confidential information  
   8C.     Information for members  

   PART III -- The Government Employees Superannuation Fund  

   9.      Establishment of Fund  
   10.     Accounts and records  
   11.     Actuarial investigation of Fund  
   12.     Application of Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985  
   13.     Investment of the Fund  
   13A.    Investment, particular limitations imposed  
   13B.    Inward portability  
   13C.    Outward portability -- members of 1987 scheme  
   13D.    Outward portability -- members of 1993 scheme but not 1987 scheme  
   14.     Power to borrow  
   15.     Treasurer’s guarantees  
   16.     Recovery of money owing to Fund  

   PART IV -- Membership of the 1987 scheme  

   17.     Membership  
   17A.    Closure of scheme  
   17B.    Exclusions from membership in any capacity  
   17C.    Further exclusion from membership  
   18.     Election to become a member  
   19A.    Termination of membership by notice  
   19B.    Re-entry after termination of membership  
   20.     Transfer of contributors between employers  

   PART V -- Elective contributions  

   22.     Rates and payment of members’ contributions  
   23.     Contributions for periods of leave  
   23A.    Death and disability cover for unrecognised leave  
   24.     Contributions of part-time employees  
   25.     Contributions of seconded contributor  
   26.     Contributions and benefits on remuneration reduction  

   PART VI -- Contributions by certain employers and the State  

   27.     Employers’ contributions  
   28.     Regulations as to funding of benefits  
   29.     Benefits guaranteed by the State  

   PART VII -- Benefits under 1987 scheme  

   30.     Age retirement benefit  
   31.     Death benefit  
   32.     Total and permanent disability benefit  
   33.     Partial and permanent disability benefit  
   34.     Termination benefit on death or disability  
   35.     Benefit on resignation, dismissal, discharge or termination of membership  
   36.     Benefit on retrenchment  
   37.     Benefits of members formerly non-contributors  
   38.     Deferred benefits  

   PART VIIA -- The 1993 scheme  

   38A.    Interpretation  
   38B.    Membership  
   38C.    Individual account  
   38D.    Employer contributions  
   38E.    Voluntary employer contributions  
   38EA.   Voluntary employee contributions  
   38F.    Returns  
   38G.    Adjustment notice  
   38H.    Balance of member’s account  
   38I.    Interest  
   38J.    Cost of insurance and administration  
   38K.    Payment of benefits  
   38L.    Benefit on age retirement  
   38M.    Death benefit  
   38N.    Total and permanent disability benefit  
   38O.    Partial and permanent disability benefit  
   38P.    Benefit in other cases of termination of membership  
   38PA.   Treasurer may increase employer contributions  
   38PB.   Treasurer may increase other benefits  
   38Q.    Additional amounts payable by certain employers  
   38R.    Regulations as to funding and State guarantee of benefits  

   PART VIIB -- General provisions as to benefits  

   39.     Calculation of benefit of seconded member  
   39A.    Reduction in relevant remuneration of statutory member of 1993 scheme  
   40.     Interest on benefits  
   40A.    Unclaimed benefits to be retained in Fund  
   41.     Payment of benefit where beneficiary incapable  
   42.     Payment where beneficiary bankrupt  
   43.     Assignment etc. of benefit  
   44.     Payment of death benefit without grant of probate or administration  
   45.     Payment of death benefit in cases of hardship  
   46.     Benefits for part-time employees  

   PART VIII -- Miscellaneous  

   48.     Amendment of Schedule 1  
   49.     Treasurer’s discretion  
   50.     Making of elections and applications  
   51.     Revocation of elections and applications  
   52.     Employer to provide information to the Board  
   52A.    Treasurer’s instructions to employers  
   53.     Employees and members to provide information  
   54.     Review of decisions of the Board  
   55.     Discretionary powers of Board  
   56.     Delegation  
   56A.    Restriction on establishment of schemes by public authority  
   57.     Reciprocity with other funds  
   59.     Regulations  
   60.     Transitional  
           SCHEDULE 1  
           SCHEDULE 2  
           SCHEDULE 3  
           SCHEDULE 4  
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