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DEFENCE FORCE (PAPUA NEW GUINEA) RETIREMENT BENEFITS ACT 1973


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   1.      Short title.  
   2.      Commencement.  
   3.      Interpretation.  
   4.      Marriage after retirement and attaining age of 55 years to be disregarded.  
   5.      Polygamous marriages.  
   6.      Transitional provisions: service before commencement of Act.  
   7.      Transitional provisions: benefits.  
   8.      Extension of Act to Papua New Guinea.  
   9.      Establishment of Board.  
   10.     Constitution of Board.  
   11.     Chairman of Board.  
   12.     Deputies of members of Board.  
   13.     Temporary appointment.  
   14.     Remuneration and allowances.  
   15.     Leave of absence.  
   16.     Resignation.  
   17.     Meetings of Board.  
   18.     Functions of Board.  
   19.     General powers of Board.  
   20.     Delegation.  
   21.     Accounts to be kept by Board.  
   22.     Annual reports by Board.  
   23.     Establishment of Fund.  
   24.     Payment of certain amounts into Fund.  
   25.     Payments by Commonwealth to Fund.  
   26.     Benefits to be paid from Fund.  
   27.     Investment, &c., of Fund.  
   28.     Borrowing.  
   29.     Cheques: manner of signing.  
   30.     Taxation.  
   31.     Actuarial investigations.  
   32.     Commencement and cessation of contributions.  
   33.     Cessation of membership.  
   34.     Rate of contributions.  
   35.     Deduction of contributions.  
   36.     Absence without leave.  
   37.     Commonwealth contributions in respect of pensions.  
   38.     Commonwealth contributions in respect of certain other benefits.  
   39.     Commonwealth contributions in respect of pensions resulting from active service.  
   40.     Pensions on superannuation.  
   41.     Gratuities, &c.  
   42.     Non-completion of short service commission or of engagement.  
   43.     Entitlement to invalidity benefit.  
   44.     Amount of invalidity benefit.  
   45.     Reclassification of percentage of incapacity.  
   46.     Board may require invalid pensioners to be medically examined.  
   47.     Incapacity of officer due to wilful action.  
   48.     Widow's pension on death of contributor.  
   49.     Widow's pension on death of pensioner.  
   50.     Children's pensions.  
   51.     Death of certain members.  
   52.     Maximum amount of pension payable under this Division.  
   53.     Refund of contributions.  
   54.     General provisions as to pensions.  
   55.     Commutation of pensions.  
   56.     Absence or desertion.  
   57.     Non-effective service to reduce gratuity.  
   58.     Insanity of pensioner.  
   59.     Desertion by male pensioner of wife or children.  
   60.     Imprisonment of pensioner.  
   61.     Instalments of pension.  
   62.     Payment of benefits otherwise than to pensioner.  
   63.     Application of Division.  
   64.     Cancellation of previous pension.  
   65.     Benefits payable.  
   66.     Pension payable after commutation of previous pension.  
   67.     Pensions not to be doubled or reduced by this Division.  
   68.     Former members who were not pensioners.  
   69.     Disputes.  
   70.     Audit.  
   71.     Transfer of insurance policies to Board.  
   72.     Annual amount of pension to be calculated to nearest dollar.  
   73.     Cost of administration of this Act.  
   74.     Board may require information.  
   75.     No assignment of benefits.  
   76.     Attachment of benefits.  
   77.     Recovery of contributions.  
   78.     Regulations.  
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3


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