SUPERANNUATION AND FAMILY BENEFITS ACT 1938
Table of Provisions
PART I -- Preliminary
- 4 Construction
- 5 Saving provisions
- 6 Interpretation
- 6AA De facto spouses
- 6A Admission to Fund of certain employees of Civil Service Association
- 6B Eligibility of certain statutory office holders to contribute
- 7 Certain employees who become part-time may continue as contributors or subscribers
PART III -- The Superannuation Fund
PART IV -- Contributions
Division 1 -- Contributions by employees
- 31 Continuation of contributions
- 32 Election to become a contributor
- 32A Contributions where employee formerly contributed to similar fund in the service of the Commonwealth and certain States
- 33 Provisions in relation to contributors who are also contributors to certain statutory funds
- 34 Provisions relating to employees who are qualified for superannuation allowance under the Superannuation Act 1871
- 36 Commencement and cessation of contributions
- 36A Contributions under salary sacrifice agreement
Division 2 -- Scale of units
- 37 Scale of units of pension
- 37A Non-contributory units of pension
- 38 Units in excess of 2 units optional
- 39 Employee reduced in salary
- 39A Withdrawal from the Fund
Division 3 -- Scale of contributions by employees
- 40 Contributions according to scale graduated by age at commencement
- 41 Election to contribute for full pension at 60 years of age
- 42 Tables of contributions in
Division 3A -- Reserve units of pension
- 42A Reserve units of pension
Division 4 -- Contributions by the State
- 43 Payments by State where contributions by employee are at rate for age
- 43A Special provisions for certain contributors
- 44 Payments by State where contributions by employee are not at rate for age
- 45 No payment by the State in respect of pension to widow of qualified contributor
- 46 Payments from Consolidated Fund
- 46A Increase of pension
- 46AB Increase in Fund share of pension
- 46B Supplementary units of pension
- 46C Alteration of rates of certain pensions
Division 5 -- General provisions as to contributions
- 47 Employees on leave of absence
- 48 Lump sum payments in redemption of future contributions
- 49 Interest payable on contributions in arrears
- 50 Manner of payment -- deduction from salary
- 51 Continuance of contributions by qualified contributor
PART V -- Pensions and benefits
Division 1 -- Retirement on pension
- 52 Age of compulsory retirement
- 53 Breakdown retirement
- 54 Retrenchment and discharge
- 55 Dismissal
- 56 Resignation
Division 2 -- Grant of pensions and benefits
- 58 Pension units
- 59 Commencing dates for payment of pension
- 60 Amount of pension on retirement
- 60AA Certain contributors may elect to determine pension rights prior to retirement
- 60AB Contributor remaining in service: deemed retirement on election to take pension
- 60A Contributor remaining in service after 65 years of age
- 60B Election by contributors remaining in service after 65 years of age
- 60C Payment of portion of pension in certain cases
- 60D Commutation of Fund share of pension
- 60E Increase in pension for contributors receiving special allowances
- 60F Pensioner liable to pay contributions tax may commute part of State share of pension
- 61 Retirement through invalidity
- 62 Widow’s and children’s benefits, etc.
- 62A Widow’s pension enhanced initially
- 64 Pension to orphan on death of contributor or pensioner
- 64A Discretionary powers in respect of increases
- 65 Payment of contributions of deceased contributor to personal representatives in certain cases
- 66 Retrenchment of contributor
- 66A Preserved pensions for retrenched persons
- 67 Resignation, dismissal or discharge of contributor
- 68 Refunds
- 69 Desertion by male pensioner of wife or child
- 70 Imprisonment of pensioners
- 71 Insanity of pensioners
- 72 Payments to children
- 73 Pensions payable for life except in the case of children
- 74 Provision in case of qualified contributor ceasing to contribute
- 75 Payment of pension instalments
- 77 Payment to person other than the pensioner
Division 3 -- Break-down pensioners
- 78 Break-down pensioner to be deemed to be on leave
- 79 Pensioner restored to health may be recalled to the service
- 80AA Reduced pension for pensioner under another scheme
- 80A Increases effected by Acts Amendment (Superannuation and Pensions) Act 1951
- 80B Increases effected by Acts Amendment (Superannuation and Pensions) Act 1957
- 80C Increases effected by Acts Amendment (Superannuation and Pensions) Act 1960
Division 4 -- Existing assurance policies
- 81 Assurance policies may be continued or discontinued at option of contributor
- 82 Transfer of policies to Board
Division 5 -- Provisions relating to the Western Australian Government Railways and Tramways Employees’ Death Benefit and Endowment Fund
- 83 An employee contributing to Railway Death Benefit and Endowment Fund may transfer rights to Board
PART VA -- The Provident Account
Division 1 -- General
Division 2 -- Subscribers
- 83B Female subscribers to Provident Account
Division 3 -- Contributors
- 83C Contributors to the Provident Account
- 83D Contributions to the Provident Account
- 83E Payments on retirement
- 83F Payments on death of contributor with dependants
- 83G Payment on death of contributor without dependants
- 83H Payment on resignation, etc.
- 83I Retrenchment and discharge
- 83J Payment to another person
- 83K Payments by State
- 83L Contributor under this Division not entitled to other benefits
PART VB -- Superannuation guarantee scheme
- 83M Interpretation
- 83N Guaranteed benefits
- 83O Effect on other benefits under this Act
- 83P Actuarial adjustments