New South Wales Consolidated Acts

POLICE REGULATION (SUPERANNUATION) ACT 1906

- As at 8 June 2022 
- Act 28 of 1906 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act, commencement and definitions
   1AA.    Salary of office: executive officers
   1A.     Closure of Fund to police employed on or after 1 April 1988
           1B, 2. (Repealed)

   PART 2 - (Repealed)
   None

   PART 2A - POLICE SUPERANNUATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

   2H.     Constitution of Committee
   2I.     Functions of Committee
   2J.     Delegation to Committee

   PART 3 - POLICE SUPERANNUATION FUND

   3.      Police Superannuation Fund
   4.      Fund deficiencies charged against Consolidated Revenue
   5.      Contributions to Fund
   5AA.    Source of administration costs payments
   5A.     Leave without pay
   5AB.    Acceptance of contributions
   5AC.    Other contributions by members of NSW Police Force
   5AD.    Salary sacrifice contributions

   PART 3A - SUPERANNUATION FOR POLICE EXECUTIVES

   5B.     Contributor who is executive officer

   PART 3B - CONVERSION OF EXISTING ENTITLEMENTS

   5C.     Conversion notice
   5D.     Conversion election
   5E.     Making, amendment and revocation of conversion election
   5F.     Circumstances in which a conversion election revoked or may not be made
   5G.     Matters to be determined by Treasurer
   5H.     Conversion benefit
   5I.     Minimum benefit
   5J.     Payment of conversion benefit
   5K.     Information and assistance to be provided by STC
   5L.     Liability for actions taken under Part

   PART 4 - BENEFITS

           Division 1 - Superannuation allowances and gratuities

   6.      Equivalent service ratio
   7.      Superannuation allowance except where member hurt on duty
   7AA.    Superannuation allowance on early retirement
   7A.     Amount of certain pensions
   8.      Determination of members medically unfit
   8A.     Disengagement benefit for members aged between 45-55
   9.      (Repealed)
   9A.     Commencement of pension
   9B.     Preserved benefit
   9C.     Preservation of minimum benefits under superannuation guarantee legislation
   10.     Superannuation allowance where member hurt on duty
   10A.    Injury management program
   10B.    Medical examination of disabled member and determination of whether hurt on duty
   10C.    Redemption of superannuation allowance granted to disabled member
   11.     Grant of superannuation allowance to the surviving spouse or de facto partner of a former member of the police force who dies after the commencement of Schedule 1 (7) to the Police Regulation (Superannuation) Amendment Act 1988
   11AA.   Grant of superannuation allowance to the surviving spouse or de facto partner of a former member of the police force who dies after the commencement of Schedule 1.4 [10[#93] to the Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 1997
   11A.    Grant of superannuation allowance to widow where the spouse died before the commencement of Schedule 1 (7) to the Police Regulation (Superannuation) Amendment Act 1988
   11B.    Grant of superannuation allowance to widows of former members dying before 12.4.1966
   11C.    Grant of superannuation allowance to widower whose spouse died before 20 March 1989
   11D.    Grant of superannuation allowance to surviving spouse or de facto partner of certain former members
   12.     Superannuation allowance where a member or former member dies as a result of being hurt on duty
   12A.    Allowance in respect of certain children
   12B.    Gratuities where member dies as a result of being hurt on duty
   12C.    Determination as to whether death resulted from being hurt on duty
   12D.    Gratuities to members hurt on duty in respect of loss of limbs, medical expenses etc
   12E.    Repayment to STC in certain cases
   12F.    Release of benefits on grounds of severe financial hardship
   12G.    Release of benefit on compassionate grounds
   12H.    Effect on benefits
   13.     Gratuity where deceased member not hurt on duty
   13A.    Gratuity where deceased member hurt on duty but left no dependants etc
   14.     Gratuity for discharged members not hurt on duty

           Division 1A - Circumstances in which benefits may be reduced

   14AA.   Power of STC to reduce benefits to offset certain tax liabilities
   14AAA.  Restoration of death benefit previously reduced to offset contribution tax liabilities
   14AB.   Power of STC to adjust benefits to comply with certain standards relating to superannuation
   14AC.   Commutation of pensions for adjustment of benefits
   14AD.   Power of STC to reduce benefits for no-TFN tax

           Division 2 - Automatic adjustment of superannuation allowances

   14A.    Definitions
   14B.    Calculation of adjustment percentage
   14C.    Adjustment of allowances: general cases
   14D.    Adjustment of allowances: partial adjustment
   14E.    (Repealed)
   14F.    Minimum amount to which allowances may be reduced
   14G.    Certain increases under section 7A or 10
   14H.    Calculation of percentages

           Division 3 - Commutation of superannuation allowances to lump sum

   14I.    Definitions
   14J.    Commutation on normal or early retirement of member
   14K.    Commutation on discharge of disabled member
   14L.    Payment of lump sum to personal representatives

           Division 4 - Age termination benefit

   14M.    Benefit on attaining age 65 or 70

   PART 4A - PROVISIONS RELATING TO FAMILY LAW SUPERANNUATION LEGISLATION

   14N.    Definitions
   14O.    Payment of benefits where superannuation interests affected by flagging order or payment split
   14P.    Payment splits
   14Q.    Reduction of benefits of contributor spouses
   14R.    Regulations

   PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

   15.     Compliance with superannuation guarantee legislation
   15AA.   Application of section 15 to period from 1.7.1992
   15A.    Police Medical Board
   15B.    Discharge of members medically unfit
   16.     Return to duty of discharged member in receipt of allowance
   16A.    Late elections, applications and choices
   17.     Refund of deductions
   17A.    Competing claims for spouses' or de facto partners' benefits
   18.     Benefit payable not to include fraction of a cent
   18A.    Payment to person other than beneficiary
   18B.    Payment without grant of probate etc
   18C.    Interest on benefits
   18D.    Restriction on manner of payment of benefit
   19.     Increases on certain allowances
   19A.    Gratuities payable by instalments
   20.     Suspension of part of allowance in certain circumstances
   20A.    Payments to cover superannuation contributions surcharge
   20B.    Repayment of excess payments
   21.     Determination by District Court
   22.     Special provisions with respect to certain widows
   22A.    Increases in certain allowances payable to or in respect of members hurt on duty before 31 December 1971
   23.     Spouse or de facto partner entitled to only one pension under this Act
   23A.    Information that must be disclosed to contributors
   23B.    Actuarial investigation
   23C.    Recovery of money owing to Fund
   23D.    Nominating commencement date of superannuation allowance
   23E.    Disputes
   24.     Regulations
   25.     Savings and transitional provisions
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