Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY CONTRIBUTORY SUPERANNUATION ACT 1948

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   4.      Interpretation  
   4A.     Transfer value payable in respect of previous employment  
   4B.     Marital or couple relationship  
   4C.     Spouse who survives a deceased person  
   4D.     Incapacity  
   4E.     Surcharge deduction amount  
   4F.     Application of the Criminal Code  

   PART II--THE--PARLIAMENTARY RETIRING ALLOWANCES TRUST

   5.      The Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Trust  
   6.      Appointment of certain trustees  
   7.      Temporary trustees  
   8.      Meetings of the trustees  
   8A.     Resolutions without meetings  
   9.      Delegation  

   PART IV--CONTRIBUTIONS

   13.     Contributions  
   14.     Additional contributions by Ministers of State and office holders in respect of service before 12 June 1978  

   PART V--BENEFITS

   14A.    Benefits to be paid by Commonwealth  
   15.     Benefits applicable only to present and future members  
   15A.    Invalidity retirement  
   15B.    Invalidity classification  
   15C.    Review of invalidity classification  
   16.     Commonwealth supplement  
   16A.    Superannuation guarantee safety - net amount  
   17.     Meaning of voluntary retirement  
   18.     Benefits to members  
   18A.    Commutation of retiring allowance--payment of surcharge liability  
   18B.    Commutation of retiring allowance--general  
   19.     Benefits to spouse  
   19AAA.  Commutation of spouse's annuity--payment of surcharge liability  
   19AA.   Benefits in respect of orphaned children  
   19ABA.  Commutation of orphaned child's annuity--payment of surcharge liability  
   19AB.   Benefits payable to personal representative  
   19A.    Additional benefit to Prime Minister  
   20.     Re - election to the Parliament  
   20A.    Members who were in the Parliament on 1 July 1994--recognition of prior service in a State or Territory Parliament  
   21.     Reduction of benefits as a result of membership of a State Parliament, the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly or the A.C.T. Legislative Assembly  
   21AA.   Rate of benefits if there is more than one spouse  
   21B.    Effect of the holding of offices of profit--reduction of certain retiring allowances and annuities  
   22.     Certain disqualifications  
   22A.    Determination with respect to surcharge deduction amount  
   22B.    Determination with respect to surcharge commutation amount  

   PART VAA--FAMILY--LAW SUPERANNUATION SPLITTING

           Division 1--Preliminary

   22CA.   Definitions  
   22CB.   Basic service factor  
   22CC.   Additional service factor  

           Division 2--Benefits for non-member spouse

   22CD.   Associate annuity for non - member spouse  
   22CE.   Associate deferred annuity  
   22CF.   Commutation of small associate annuity  

           Division 3--Reduction of benefits for member spouse

   22CG.   Operative time during growth phase--reduction of lump sum  
   22CH.   Operative time during growth phase--reduction of retiring allowance  
   22CI.   Operative time during growth phase--reduction where original interest is entitlement to associate deferred annuity  
   22CJ.   Operative time during payment phase--reduction of standard allowance or annuity  

           Division 4--Miscellaneous

   22CK.   Ministerial Orders  

   PART VA--DEFERRED--PAYMENT OF RETIRING ALLOWANCE

   22DA.   Definitions  
   22DB.   Members who are subject to deferral  
   22DC.   Deferral of retiring allowance  
   22DD.   Invalidity determination during deferral period  
   22DE.   Effect of invalidity determination  
   22DF.   Invalidity determination--application requirements  
   22DG.   Review of invalidity determination  
   22DH.   Review of invalidity determination--medical examination  
   22DI.   Other special payments during deferral period  

   PART VB--PRESERVATION--OF RIGHTS OF CERTAIN MEMBERS

   22Q.    Members who pay to Commonwealth transfer values received from previous employment  
   22R.    Special provisions affecting former participants in certain superannuation schemes  
   22S.    Power of Trust to vary determinations  

   PART VC--SUSTAINING--THE SUPERANNUATION CONTRIBUTION CONCESSION

           Division 1--Preliminary

   22SA.   Definitions  
   22SB.   Secretary treated as superannuation provider  

           Division 2--Release under a release authority

   22SC.   Release of benefits under a release authority  
   22SD.   Limit on amount that may be released  
   22SE.   Calculation of benefits after payment of release authority lump sum  

   PART VI--MISCELLANEOUS

   22T.    Treatment of decreases in rates used to calculate retiring allowance  
   23.     Notional salaries etc. for certain offices  
   24.     Benefits not assignable  
   24AA.   Recoverable payments  
   24AB.   Recoverable death payments  
   24AC.   Reports about recoverable payments and recoverable death payments  
   24A.    Accrual of retiring allowances, annuities and contributions  
   24B.    Payment of retiring allowances and annuities  
   24C.    Revocation of elections or the exercise of options  
   24D.    Trust may give advice to members who are contemplating invalidity retirement  
   24E.    Trust may give advice to recipients of retiring allowances and annuities who are contemplating a commutation in order to pay surcharge  
   25.     Review of decisions  
   26.     Payment otherwise than to person entitled  
   26A.    Calculation of period of service in certain circumstances  
   26B.    Preservation of benefits and disclosure of information to members  
   26C.    Trustee of Scheme for purposes of the Superannuation Contributions Tax (Assessment and Collection) Act 1997  
   26D.    Appropriation for surcharge payable by the Trust  
   27.     Appropriation  
   28.     Regulations  
   29.      Closing off the scheme constituted by this Act, and related matters  
           SCHEDULE 1 Closing off the scheme constituted by this Act, and related matters