Victorian Current Acts

POLICE REGULATION (PENSIONS) ACT 1958

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title and commencement  
   3.      Definitions  

   PART I--APPOINTMENTS AND RETIREMENTS

   7.      Medical Board  
   16A.    Right to early retirement  

   PART III--SUPERANNUATION GRATUITIES PENSIONS ALLOWANCES AND FUNDS

           Division 1--Provisions applicable to members of the force appointed before November 25th 1902[1]

   21.     Division to apply to appointments before 25 November 1902  
   22.     Rate of superannuation allowance  
   23.     Superannuation on account of ill health  
   24.     Gratuity or yearly pension to members disabled in the performance of duty  
   25.     Gratuity to members retiring from ill health  
   26.     Conditions on which pensions are withdrawable  
   27.     Members retiring after twenty years' service  
   28.     Gratuity or pension to relatives where life lost on duty  
   29.     Allowances of retiring members to be considered when estimating gratuity etc.  
   30.     Dismissed members not entitled to pension  
   36.     Time in other branches to count  
   37.     Provision not to apply to transfer to police force from other public departments  
   38.     Definition of service in this Division  

           Division 2--Provisions applicable to members of the force appointed on or after 25th November 1902

   39.     Definitions  
   40.     Application to members of the force  
   42.     Entitlement to pensions  
   42A.    Pensioner may elect to convert part of pension entitlement to lump sum payment entitlement  
   43.     Pensions and gratuities to members of the force  
   44.     Entitlement of partner to pension or gratuity  
   45.     Allowances and gratuities to children and dependants  
   45A.    Registration of names of adult children  
   45B.    Registration of names of dependants  
   46.     Scales of pensions, allowances and gratuities  
   46A.    Member may elect to increase partner's pension entitlement in certain circumstances  
   46B.    Amount of pension payable to pensioner  
   46C.    Disclosure of contents of medical reports  
   47.     Service to be reckoned for pension  
   50.     Assignment of benefits  
   51.     Payment of benefits if person is incapable of managing financial affairs  
   52.     Penalty for obtaining pension etc. by fraud  
   54.     Dismissal etc. for misconduct  
   56.     Saving of right of dismissal and reduction in rank  

           Division 3--Additional provisions

   57.     Definitions  
   58.     Pensions of members who retired before 2 January 1948  
   59.     Retrospective increase in certain widows' pensions  
   60.     Definitions  
   61.     Increase of rates of pension to pensioners who retired before 30 June 1950  
   62.     Increase of rates of pension to widows entitled to pension before 30 June 1950  
   63.     Appropriate retrospective adjustments to be made  
   64.     Retrospective payments to pensioners widows and children already entitled to pensions etc.  
   64A.    Basic rate of pension  
   64B.    Final salary for superannuation benefit purposes  
   64C.    Indexation of pensions  

           Division 4--ESS Board

   66.     Applications for pensions, gratuities etc.  
   67B.    Preservation of minimum benefit  

           Division 5--Beneficiary choice program

   67C.    Definitions  
   67D.    Application to participate  
   67E.    Commutation  

   PART VI--RETIRED POLICE RESERVE

   104.    Qualifications  

   PART VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   119.    Governor may recommend increase of pensions etc.  
   130.    Regulations  
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           FOURTH SCHEDULE
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