Contents

Part I--Preliminary                                                                                                               1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement ................................................................................... 1

4............ Interpretation ....................................................................................... 1

4A......... Transfer value payable in respect of previous employment ................. 6

4B......... Marital or couple relationship .............................................................. 8

4C......... Spouse who survives a deceased person ............................................. 9

4D......... Incapacity .......................................................................................... 10

4E.......... Surcharge deduction amount ............................................................. 11

4F.......... Application of the Criminal Code ..................................................... 12

Part II--The Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Trust                              13

5............ The Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Trust ................................... 13

6............ Appointment of certain trustees ......................................................... 13

7............ Temporary trustees ............................................................................ 14

8............ Meetings of the trustees .................................................................... 14

9............ Delegation ......................................................................................... 14

Part IV--Contributions                                                                                                    16

13.......... Contributions .................................................................................... 16

14.......... Additional contributions by Ministers of State and office holders in respect of service before 12 June 1978           18

Part V--Benefits                                                                                                                    21

14A....... Benefits to be paid by Commonwealth .............................................. 21

15.......... Benefits applicable only to present and future members .................... 21

15A....... Invalidity retirement .......................................................................... 21

15B....... Invalidity classification ...................................................................... 23

15C....... Review of invalidity classification ..................................................... 24

16.......... Commonwealth supplement .............................................................. 27

16A....... Superannuation guarantee safety-net amount .................................... 28

17.......... Meaning of voluntary retirement ....................................................... 31

18.......... Benefits to members .......................................................................... 33

18A....... Commutation of retiring allowance--payment of surcharge liability . 43

18B....... Commutation of retiring allowance--general .................................... 44

19.......... Benefits to spouse ............................................................................. 49

19AAA. Commutation of spouse's annuity--payment of surcharge liability .. 50

19AA.... Benefits in respect of orphaned children ........................................... 52

19ABA. Commutation of orphaned child's annuity--payment of surcharge liability              55

19AB.... Benefits payable to personal representative ....................................... 57

19A....... Additional benefit to Prime Minister ................................................. 59

20.......... Re-election to the Parliament ............................................................. 61

20A....... Members who were in the Parliament on 1 July 1994--recognition of prior service in a State or Territory Parliament .......................................................................................................... 65

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 ...................................................... 67

21AA.... Rate of benefits if there is more than one spouse .............................. 69

21B....... Effect of the holding of offices of profit--reduction of certain retiring allowances and annuities             70

22.......... Certain disqualifications .................................................................... 75

22A....... Determination with respect to surcharge deduction amount .............. 75

22B....... Determination with respect to surcharge commutation amount ......... 76

Part VAA--Family law superannuation splitting                                             77

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                             77

22CA.... Definitions ........................................................................................ 77

22CB..... Basic service factor ........................................................................... 80

22CC..... Additional service factor ................................................................... 82

Division 2--Benefits for non-member spouse                                                 84

22CD.... Associate annuity for non-member spouse ....................................... 84

22CE..... Associate deferred annuity ................................................................ 84

22CF..... Commutation of small associate annuity ........................................... 86

Division 3--Reduction of benefits for member spouse                              87

22CG.... Operative time during growth phase--reduction of lump sum .......... 87

22CH.... Operative time during growth phase--reduction of retiring allowance 88

22CI...... Operative time during growth phase--reduction where original interest is entitlement to associate deferred annuity .......................................................................................................... 90

22CJ...... Operative time during payment phase--reduction of standard allowance or annuity                 91

Division 4--Miscellaneous                                                                                        92

22CK..... Ministerial Orders ............................................................................. 92

Part VA--Deferred payment of retiring allowance                                        93

22DA.... Definitions ........................................................................................ 93

22DB.... Members who are subject to deferral ................................................ 93

22DC.... Deferral of retiring allowance ............................................................ 94

22DD.... Invalidity determination during deferral period ................................. 95

22DE..... Effect of invalidity determination ...................................................... 95

22DF..... Invalidity determination--application requirements .......................... 95

22DG.... Review of invalidity determination .................................................... 96

22DH.... Review of invalidity determination--medical examination ................ 96

22DI...... Other special payments during deferral period .................................. 97

Part VB--Preservation of rights of certain members                                    99

22Q....... Members who pay to Commonwealth transfer values received from previous employment     99

22R....... Special provisions affecting former participants in certain superannuation schemes                 101

22S........ Power of Trust to vary determinations ............................................ 105

Part VI--Miscellaneous                                                                                                   106

22T........ Treatment of decreases in rates used to calculate retiring allowance 106

23.......... Notional salaries etc. for certain offices ........................................... 107

24.......... Benefits not assignable .................................................................... 107

24A....... Accrual of retiring allowances, annuities and contributions ............ 108

24B....... Payment of retiring allowances and annuities .................................. 108

24C....... Revocation of elections or the exercise of options ........................... 109

24D....... Trust may give advice to members who are contemplating invalidity retirement       109

24E........ Trust may give advice to recipients of retiring allowances and annuities who are contemplating a commutation in order to pay surcharge .................................................................................. 110

25.......... Review of decisions ........................................................................ 110

26.......... Payment otherwise than to person entitled ...................................... 111

26A....... Calculation of period of service in certain circumstances ................ 111

26B....... Preservation of benefits and disclosure of information to members 111

26C....... Trustee of Scheme for purposes of the Superannuation Contributions Tax (Assessment and Collection) Act 1997 ........................................................................................................ 114

26D....... Appropriation for surcharge payable by the Trust ........................... 114

27.......... Appropriation .................................................................................. 114

28.......... Regulations ..................................................................................... 114

29.......... Closing off the scheme constituted by this Act, and related matters 115

Schedule 1--Closing off the scheme constituted by this Act, and related matters              116

Part 1--Interpretation                                                                                                     116

1............ Definitions ...................................................................................... 116

Part 2--Closing off contributions to the scheme                                             117

2............ No section 13 contributions in respect of new scheme contribution periods             117

Part 3--Closing off entitlements to benefits under the scheme              118

Division 1--The close-off                                                                                         118

3............ No section 18 benefits at the end of new scheme contribution periods etc.               118

Division 2--Situations in which a person is entitled to a retiring allowance, or additional retiring allowance, at a preserved percentage                                    119

4............ Entitlement to a retiring allowance at a preserved percentage .......... 119

5............ Entitlement to an additional retiring allowance at a preserved percentage 120

Division 3--How this Act applies in relation to a person after the new scheme entry time        123

6............ Act applies subject to this Division in relation to a person after the new scheme entry time      123

7............ Disapplying sections 15A, 15B and 15C ........................................ 123

8............ Modified application of section 16A ............................................... 123

9............ Provisions applying instead of subsection 18(8A) .......................... 124

10.......... Provision applying instead of subsection 18(8AA) ........................ 124

11.......... Provisions applying instead of subsection 18(8AC) ....................... 125

12.......... Modified application of section 18A ............................................... 126

13.......... Disapplying section 18B ................................................................. 126

14.......... Modified application of section 19 .................................................. 126

15.......... Modified application of section 20 .................................................. 126

16.......... Modified application of section 21AA ............................................ 126

17.......... Modified application of section 21B ............................................... 127

18.......... Modified application of Part VB ..................................................... 127

Notes                                                                                                                                            129

  

Notes to the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948

Note 1

The Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 89, 1948 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 22 August 2001 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

The Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 was modified by the A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (as amended). The amendments are not incorporated in this compilation.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1948	89, 1948	21 Dec 1948	1 Dec 1948
Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1952	3, 1952	13 Mar 1952	1 Jan 1952	--
Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1955	30, 1955	15 June 1955	16 June 1955	S. 9
Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1959	20, 1959	24 Apr 1959	1 Mar 1959	Ss. 3(2), 6(2) and 13
Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1964	72, 1964	30 Oct 1964	1 Nov 1964	Ss. 5(2), 6(2) and 19 S. 7(2) (ad. by 35, 1965, s. 11); S. 16 (am. by 71, 1966, s. 7); S. 17 (am. by 147, 1965, s. 3; 71, 1966, s. 7); S. 18 (am. by 35, 1965, s. 12)
as amended by
Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1965	35, 1965	2 June 1965	(see 35, 1965 below)	S. 13
Parliamentary Retiring Allowances (Decimal Currency) Act 1965	147, 1965	18 Dec 1965	14 Feb 1966	--
Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1966	71, 1966	29 Oct 1966	(see 71, 1966 below)	--
Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1965	35, 1965	2 June 1965	Ss. 7 and 12: 1 Nov 1964 Remainder: Royal Assent	S. 13
Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1966	71, 1966	29 Oct 1966	29 Oct 1966	Ss. 2(2) and 4(2)
Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1968	103, 1968	29 Nov 1968	1 Dec 1968	S. 8
Parliamentary and Judicial Retiring Allowances Act 1973	47, 1973	8 June 1973	8 June 1973	Ss. 9(2), (3), 15(2)-(4), 17(2), (3), 19(2), (3), 22(2)-(15) and 32 S. 22(2A) (ad. by 185, 1992, s. 3)
as amended by
Commonwealth Superannuation Schemes Amendment Act 1992	185, 1992	17 Dec 1992	(see 185, 1992 below)	S. 7
Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1978	36, 1978	12 June 1978	12 June 1978	S. 8
Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Amendment Act 1978	41, 1978	12 June 1978	12 June 1978	Ss. 5(2), 9(2), 11(2)-(4) and 12(2)
Jurisdiction of Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1979	19, 1979	28 Mar 1979	Parts II-XVII (ss. 3-123): 15 May 1979 (see Gazette 1979, No. S86) Remainder: Royal Assent	S. 124
Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Amendment Act 1979	131, 1979	19 Nov 1979	19 Nov 1979	--
Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Amendment Act 1981	37, 1981	21 Apr 1981	Ss. 3 and 6: 1 July 1980 Ss. 10(2), 11(2) and 12: (a) Remainder: Royal Assent	Ss. 15 and 16 S. 2(3) (rep. by 96, 1994, s. 38)
as amended by
Superannuation Laws Amendment Act 1994	96, 1994	29 June 1994	(see 96, 1994 below)	Ss. 36 and 38
Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Amendment Act 1983	74, 1983	3 Nov 1983	Ss. 3(2), (3) and 9(2): 4 June 1982 (see s. 2(2)) Ss. 7(2), 11(2), 12-14, 16-19 and 23: 31 Mar 1984 (see Gazette 1984, No. S121) S. 10: (b) Remainder: Royal Assent	Ss. 3(3), 4(2), 6(2), 11(3), 12(3), 13(3), 18(2), 19(2) and 23 S. 2(3) (rep. by 96, 1994, s. 44)
as amended by
Superannuation Laws Amendment Act 1994	96, 1994	29 June 1994	(see 96, 1994 below)	S. 42
Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 1992	94, 1992	30 June 1992	S. 3: 1 July 1990 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Commonwealth Superannuation Schemes Amendment Act 1992	185, 1992	17 Dec 1992	25 June 1993	S. 8
Superannuation Laws Amendment Act 1994	96, 1994	29 June 1994	Div. 8 of Part 2 (ss. 32, 33): 1 July 1990 Remainder: 1 July 1994	Ss. 4, 12, 21, 22, 24, 25, 28, 30, 32 and 34
as amended by
Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 1995	23, 1995	29 Mar 1995	(see 23, 1995 below)	--
Life Insurance (Consequential Amendments and Repeals) Act 1995	5, 1995	23 Feb 1995	1 July 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1995, No. GN24)	S. 3(1)
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 3 (item 39): 23 Feb 1995 (c)	--
Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 1995	23, 1995	29 Mar 1995	Ss. 1-3 and Schedule (Part 2): (d) Remainder: Royal Assent	S. 3 (items 3, 4)
Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1995	54, 1995	23 June 1995	S. 3(6): Royal Assent (e)	--
Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Amendment Act 1996	29, 1996	9 July 1996	Schedule 1: 2 Mar 1996 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 6)
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 2 (items 80-85): (f)	--
Income Tax (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997	39, 1997	17 Apr 1997	1 July 1997	--
Retirement Savings Accounts (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997	62, 1997	28 May 1997	2 June 1997 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1997, No. S202)	--
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Superannuation Contributions Tax) Act 1997	187, 1997	7 Dec 1997	Schedule 3: Royal Assent (g)	--
Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998	48, 1998	29 June 1998	Schedule 1 (item 127): 1 July 1998 (see Gazette 1998, No. S316) (h)	--
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Schedule 1 (item 724): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (i)	--
Federal Magistrates (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999	194, 1999	23 Dec 1999	Schedule 22: 23 Dec 1999 (j)	--
Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Amendment Act 2001	87, 2001	18 July 2001	18 July 2001	--
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Post-retirement Commutations) Act 2001	98, 2001	22 Aug 2001	22 Aug 2001	Sch. 1 (items 28-31) [see Table A]
Finance and Administration Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	109, 2001	17 Sept 2001	15 Oct 2001	S. 5 [see Table A]
Superannuation (Surcharge Rate Reduction) Amendment Act 2003	112, 2003	12 Nov 2003	Schedule 1: 1 July 2003 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 33) [see Table A]
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Family Law and Other Matters) Act 2004	58, 2004	4 May 2004	Schedule 1: 18 May 2004 Remainder: Royal Assent	S. 4 [see Table A]
Parliamentary Superannuation and Other Entitlements Legislation Amendment Act 2004	87, 2004	25 June 2004	26 June 2004	--
Superannuation Budget Measures Act 2004	106, 2004	30 June 2004	30 June 2004	Sch. 2 (item 11(2)) [see Table A]
Superannuation Laws Amendment (Abolition of Surcharge) Act 2005	102, 2005	12 Aug 2005	12 Aug 2005	--
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Board and Other Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008	26, 2008	23 June 2008	Schedule 1 (items 102-104) and Schedule 2 (items 1, 2): Royal Assent	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2008	73, 2008	3 July 2008	Schedule 4 (items 409-411): 4 July 2008	--
Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--Superannuation) Act 2008	134, 2008	4 Dec 2008	S. 4: Royal Assent Schedule 1 (items 1-15): 1 Jan 2009 (see F2008L04609)	S. 4 and Sch. 1 (item 15) [see Table A]
Statute Law Revision Act 2011	5, 2011	22 Mar 2011	Schedule 5 (items 172-177), Schedule 6 (items 81-87) and Schedule 7 (items 106, 107): 19 Apr 2011	--
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Schedule 2 (item 902) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011	Sch. 3 (items 10, 11) [see Table A]
Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2011	58, 2011	28 June 2011	Schedule 1 (items 148-151): (k)	--
Remuneration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011	75, 2011	25 July 2011	Schedule 2 (items 1-5, 21): 5 Aug 2011 (see F2011L01603)	Sch. 2 (item 21) [see Table A]
Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012	4, 2012	6 Mar 2012	Schedule 2 (items 1-3): Royal Assent	--

(a)     Sections 10(2), 11(2) and 12 of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Amendment Act 1981 were repealed by sections 39-41 of the Superannuation Laws Amendment Act 1994 before a date was fixed for their commencement.

(b)     Section 10 of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Amendment Act 1983 was repealed by section 45 of the Superannuation Laws Amendment Act 1994 before a date was fixed for the commencement.

(c)     The Life Insurance (Consequential Amendments and Repeals) Act 1995 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 39) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Each item in Schedule 3 is taken to have commenced when the Act containing the provision amended by the item received the Royal Assent.

(d)     Section 2(2) of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 1995 provides as follows:

                 (2)   Sections 1 to 3 and Part 2 of the Schedule to this Act are taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of section 7 of the Superannuation Laws Amendment Act 1994.

         Section 7 commenced on 1 July 1994.

(e)     The Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 was amended by section 3(6) only of the Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1995, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(f)      The Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 80-85) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Each item in Schedule 2 commences or is taken to have commenced (as the case requires) at the time specified in the note at the end of the item.

         Items 80-82 are taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of Schedule 7 to the Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1995. (Schedule 7 commenced on 23 June 1995).

         Items 83-85 are taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of the Schedule to the Life Insurance (Consequential Amendments and Repeals) Act 1995. (The Schedule commenced on 1 July 1995).

(g)     The Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 was amended by Schedule 3 only of the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Superannuation Contributions Tax) Act 1997, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(h)     The Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 was amended by Schedule 1 (item 127) only of the Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Subject to subsections (3) to (14), Schedules 1, 2 and 3 commence on the commencement of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998.

(i)      The Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 was amended by Schedule 1 (item 724) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.

                 (2)   Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.

(j)      The Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 was amended by Schedule 22 only of the Federal Magistrates (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the commencement of the Federal Magistrates Act 1999.

(k)     Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2011 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2.  Schedules 1 and 2	Immediately after the commencement of section 2 of the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011.	1 July 2011

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Title ....................................	am. No. 41, 1978
Part I
S. 1 .....................................	am. No. 41, 1978
S. 2 .....................................	am. No. 47, 1973; No. 37, 1981
S. 3 .....................................	rs. No. 72, 1964
	am. No. 35, 1965
	rep. No. 47, 1973
S. 4 .....................................	am. No. 3, 1952
	rs. No. 47, 1973
	am. Nos. 36 and 41, 1978; No. 37, 1981; No. 74, 1983; No. 185, 1992; No. 96, 1994; Nos. 5 and 54, 1995; No. 187, 1997; No. 98, 2001; Nos. 58 and 87, 2004; No. 134, 2008; Nos. 5, 58 and 75, 2011; No. 4, 2012
S. 4A ..................................	ad. No. 47, 1973
	am. No. 37, 1981; No. 74, 1983; No. 94, 1992; Nos. 5 and 54, 1995
Heading to s. 4B................	rs. No. 134, 2008
S. 4B...................................	ad. No. 185, 1992
	am. No. 134, 2008; No. 46, 2011
S. 4C...................................	ad. No. 185, 1992
	am. No. 134, 2008
S. 4D...................................	ad. No. 96, 1994
S. 4E...................................	ad. No. 187, 1997
	am. No. 112, 2003; Nos. 58, 87 and 106, 2004; No. 102, 2005
S. 4F...................................	ad. No. 109, 2001
Part II
S. 5 .....................................	am. No. 36, 1978; No. 37, 1981; No. 54, 1995; No. 5, 2011
S. 6 .....................................	am. No. 37, 1981; No. 74, 1983; No. 54, 1995
S. 7 .....................................	am. No. 47, 1973
S. 8 .....................................	am. No. 36, 1978; No. 37, 1981; No. 54, 1995; No. 5, 2011
S. 8A ..................................	ad. No. 35, 1965
	am. No. 47, 1973
	rep. No. 37, 1981
Part III ................................	rep. No. 47, 1973
S. 9 .....................................	am. No. 72, 1964
	rep. No. 47, 1973
	ad. No. 37, 1981
Ss. 9A-9C ..........................	ad. No. 72, 1964
	rep. No. 47, 1973
Ss. 10, 11 ...........................	rep. No. 47, 1973
S. 12 ...................................	am. No. 30, 1955
	rep. No. 47, 1973
Part IV
S. 13 ...................................	am. No. 30, 1955; No. 20, 1959; No. 72, 1964; No. 54, 1995
	rs. No. 35, 1965
	am. No. 47, 1973; No. 41, 1978; No. 37, 1981
	rs. No. 74, 1983
S. 14 ...................................	rs. No. 3, 1952; No. 30, 1955
	am. No. 20, 1959
	rs. No. 72, 1964
	rep. No. 47, 1973
	ad. No. 41, 1978
	am. No. 131, 1979; No. 37, 1981; No. 74, 1983; No. 54, 1995; No. 5, 2011
Part V
Heading to Part V..............	rs. No. 47, 1973
S. 14A ................................	ad. No. 47, 1973
S. 15 ...................................	am. No. 3, 1952; No. 47, 1973
Ss. 15A-15C ......................	ad. No. 96, 1994
S. 16 ...................................	am. No. 20, 1959; No. 72, 1964; No. 71, 1966; No. 41, 1978; No. 37, 1981; No. 74, 1983; No. 54, 1995
S. 16A ................................	ad. No. 96, 1994
	am. No. 26, 2008; No. 58, 2011
S. 17 ...................................	am. No. 20, 1959; No. 72, 1964; No. 147, 1965; No. 71, 1966; No. 47, 1973; No. 37, 1981; No. 96, 1994; No. 54, 1995; No. 43, 1996; No. 73, 2008
S. 18 ...................................	am. No. 3, 1952; No. 30, 1955
	rs. No. 20, 1959
	am. No. 72, 1964; No. 35, 1965; No. 71, 1966; No. 47, 1973; No. 41, 1978; No. 37, 1981; No. 74, 1983; No. 96, 1994 (as am. by No. 23, 1995); No. 54, 1995; Nos. 29 and 43, 1996; No. 187, 1997; No. 98, 2001; Nos. 58 and 87, 2004; No. 75, 2011
S. 18A ................................	ad. No. 47, 1973
	am. No. 37, 1981
	rep. No. 96, 1994
	ad. No. 98, 2001
	am. No. 5, 2011
Heading to s. 18B .............	am. No. 98, 2001
S. 18B ................................	ad. No. 41, 1978
	am. No. 131, 1979; No. 37, 1981; No. 74, 1983; No. 96, 1994; No. 54, 1995; No. 187, 1997; No. 98, 2001; No. 58, 2004; No. 5, 2011
Note to s. 18B(1) ...............	ad. No. 87, 2001
S. 19 ...................................	am. No. 3, 1952; No. 30, 1955; No. 20, 1959; No. 72, 1964; No. 71, 1966
	rs. No. 47, 1973
	am. No. 41, 1978; No. 131, 1979; No. 37, 1981; No. 74, 1983; No. 185, 1992; No. 54, 1995; No. 98, 2001
S. 19AAA.............................	ad. No. 98, 2001
	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 19AA ..............................	ad. No. 20, 1959
	am. No. 72, 1964
	rs. No. 71, 1966; No. 47, 1973
	am. No. 41, 1978; No. 131, 1979; No. 37, 1981; No. 74, 1983; No. 185, 1992; No. 98, 2001; No. 134, 2008
S. 19ABA ............................	ad. No. 98, 2001
	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 19AB ..............................	ad. No. 41, 1978
	am. No. 37, 1981; No. 74, 1983; No. 185, 1992; No. 96, 1994; No. 187, 1997
S. 19A ................................	ad. No. 3, 1952
	am. No. 20, 1959; No. 71, 1966; No. 47, 1973; No. 41, 1978; No. 37, 1981; No. 74, 1983; No. 185, 1992; No. 54, 1995; No. 5, 2011
S. 20 ...................................	am. No. 3, 1952; No. 30, 1955; No. 20, 1959; No. 47, 1973; No. 41, 1978; No. 131, 1979; No. 37, 1981; No. 74, 1983; No. 185, 1992; No. 96, 1994; Nos. 23 and 54, 1995; No. 187, 1997; Nos. 87 and 98, 2001; No. 73, 2008; No. 5, 2011
S. 20A ................................	ad. No. 47, 1973
	am. No. 41, 1978; No. 131, 1979; No. 37, 1981; No. 74, 1983; No. 96, 1994; No. 54, 1995; No. 73, 2008
S. 21 ...................................	am. No. 3, 1952; No. 20, 1959; No. 72, 1964
	rs. No. 47, 1973
	am. No. 37, 1981; No. 74, 1983; No. 96, 1994
S. 21AA ..............................	ad. No. 185, 1992
	am. No. 98, 2001
S. 21B ................................	ad. No. 74, 1983
	am. No. 96, 1994; No. 54, 1995; No. 39, 1997; Nos. 146 and 194, 1999; Nos. 98 and 109, 2001; No. 87, 2004; Nos. 5 and 75, 2011
Note to s. 21B(5)................	ad. No. 109, 2001
Note to s. 21B(7)................	ad. No. 109, 2001
S. 22 ...................................	am. No. 47, 1973; No. 37, 1981; No. 54, 1995
S. 22A ................................	ad. No. 72, 1964
	am. No. 103, 1968
	rep. No. 47, 1973
	ad. No. 187, 1997
S. 22B ................................	ad. No. 72, 1964
	am. No. 35, 1965
	rep. No. 47, 1973
	ad. No. 98, 2001
S. 22C ................................	ad. No. 72, 1964
	rep. No. 47, 1973
Part VAA
Part VAA.............................	ad. No. 58, 2004
Division 1
Ss. 22CA-22CC.................	ad. No. 58, 2004
Division 2
Ss. 22CD-22CF.................	ad. No. 58, 2004
Division 3
Ss. 22CG-22CJ.................	ad. No. 58, 2004
Division 4
S. 22CK...............................	ad. No. 58, 2004
	am. No. 26, 2008
S. 22D ................................	ad. No. 72, 1964
	am. No. 103, 1968
	rep. No. 47, 1973
Part VA
Part VA ...............................	ad. No. 72, 1964 rep. No. 47, 1973 ad. No. 87, 2001
Ss. 22DA-22DI ..................	ad. No. 87, 2001
S. 22E ................................	ad. No. 72, 1964
	am. No. 35, 1965; No. 71, 1966; No. 103, 1968
	rep. No. 47, 1973
Ss. 22F, 22G .....................	ad. No. 72, 1964
	rep. No. 47, 1973
S. 22H ................................	ad. No. 72, 1964
	am. No. 35, 1965; No. 71, 1966; No. 103, 1968
	rep. No. 47, 1973
S. 22HA ..............................	ad. No. 103, 1968
	rep. No. 47, 1973
S. 22J .................................	ad. No. 72, 1964
	rep. No. 47, 1973
S. 22K ................................	ad. No. 72, 1964
	am. No. 71, 1966
	rep. No. 47, 1973
Ss. 22L-22P ......................	ad. No. 72, 1964
	rep. No. 47, 1973
Part VB
Part VB ...............................	ad. No. 47, 1973
S. 22Q ................................	ad. No. 47, 1973
	am. No. 37, 1981; No. 96, 1994; No. 54, 1995; No. 26, 2008; No. 58, 2011
S. 22R ................................	ad. No. 47, 1973
	am. No. 36, 1978; No. 37, 1981; No. 5, 1995 (as am. by No. 43, 1996); No. 54, 1995; No. 43, 1996; No. 5, 2011
S. 22S ................................	ad. No. 47, 1973
Part VI
S. 22T ................................	ad. No. 29, 1996
	am. No. 87, 2004; No. 75, 2011; No. 4, 2012
S. 23 ...................................	rep. No. 47, 1973
	ad. No. 37, 1981
	am. No. 74, 1983
S. 24 ...................................	am. No. 47, 1973; No. 37, 1981
S. 24A ................................	ad. No. 35, 1965
	am. No. 47, 1973
S. 24B ................................	ad. No. 35, 1965
	am. No. 47, 1973; No. 37, 1981; No. 74, 1983
S. 24C ................................	ad. No. 35, 1965
S. 24D ................................	ad. No. 96, 1994
S. 24E ................................	ad. No. 98, 2001
S. 25 ...................................	rs. No. 19, 1979
	am. No. 37, 1981
S. 26 ...................................	am. No. 47, 1973
S. 26A ................................	ad. No. 47, 1973
	am. No. 37, 1981
S. 26B ................................	ad. No. 96, 1994
	am. No. 62, 1997; No. 48, 1998
Subhead. to s. 26B(4)........	am. No. 62, 1997
S. 26C.................................	ad. No. 187, 1997
S. 26D ................................	ad. No. 98, 2001
S. 27 ...................................	am. No. 72, 1964
	rs. No. 47, 1973
S. 28 ...................................	am. No. 74, 1983
S. 29 ...................................	ad. No. 87, 2004
Schedule 1
Schedule 1 ........................	ad. No. 87, 2004
	am. No. 75, 2011

Table A

Application, saving and transitional provisions

Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Post-retirement Commutations) Act 2001 (No. 98, 2001)

Schedule 1

28  Application--section 18 of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948

If a person was entitled to a retiring allowance under subsection 18(8A) of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 immediately before the commencement of this item, the amendments of that subsection made by this Schedule do not apply in relation to the person unless and until:

                     (a)  the person subsequently makes an election under subsection 18A(1) of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 as amended by this Schedule; or

                     (b)  the person again becomes a member and subsequently ceases to be entitled to a parliamentary allowance.

29  Application--sections 18A, 19AAA and 19ABA of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948

Sections 18A, 19AAA and 19ABA of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 as amended by this Schedule apply in relation to an assessment, whether made before, at or after the commencement of this item.

30  Application--sections 19AAA and 19ABA of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948

Subsections 19AAA(1) and 19ABA(1) of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 as amended by this Schedule apply in relation to a death, whether the death occurs before, at or after the commencement of this item.

31  Transitional--section 22B of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948

The first set of determinations made under subsection 22B(1) of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 as amended by this Schedule may be expressed to have taken effect at the commencement of that subsection.

Finance and Administration Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 109, 2001)

5  Application of amendments generally

             (1)  Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

Superannuation (Surcharge Rate Reduction) Amendment Act 2003
(No. 112, 2003)

Schedule 1

33  Application of items 24 to 30

The amendments made by items 24 to 30 apply in relation to benefits that become payable on or after 1 July 2003.

Note:       The Acts amended by items 24 to 30 continue to apply in relation to benefits that become payable before 1 July 2003 as if the amendments made by those items had not been made.

Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Family Law and Other Matters) Act 2004 (No. 58, 2004)

4  Application of family law interest-splitting amendments

             (1)  The family law interest-splitting amendments apply to:

                     (a)  any splitting agreement, or splitting order, that has an operative time after the commencement of Schedule 1; and

                     (b)  a splitting agreement, or splitting order, with an earlier operative time, if no benefits had become payable before the commencement of Schedule 1 in respect of the superannuation interest to which the agreement or order relates.

             (2)  In this section:

family law interest-splitting amendments means the amendments made by Schedule 1, other than items 24 and 34.

Superannuation Budget Measures Act 2004 (No. 106, 2004)

Schedule 2

11  Application of amendments

(2)       The amendments made by items 4 to 9 of this Schedule apply in relation to benefits that become payable on or after 1 July 2004.

Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--Superannuation) Act 2008 (No. 134, 2008)

4  Entitlements from 1 July 2008

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  a person would have been entitled to one or more payments (the lost payments) under an Act that is amended by Schedule 1, 2, 3 or 5 to this Act if the relevant Schedule had commenced on 1 July 2008; and

                     (b)  because the Schedule did not commence until after 1 July 2008, the person is not entitled to the payment or payments; and

                     (c)  the person makes an application to the Finance Minister for one or more payments (the replacement payments) to compensate the person for the lost payments;

the Finance Minister must make a determination, in accordance with subsection (4), to fully compensate the person.

             (2)  If:

                     (a)  a person would have been entitled to one or more payments (the lost payments) under the Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991 if the first amendment of the Trust Deed under that Act that is made after the commencement of this section had commenced on 1 July 2008; and

                     (b)  because that amendment did not commence until after 1 July 2008, the person is not entitled to the payment or payments; and

                     (c)  the person makes an application to the Finance Minister for one or more payments (the replacement payments) to compensate the person for the lost payments;

the Finance Minister must make a determination, in accordance with subsection (4), to fully compensate the person.

             (3)  If:

                     (a)  a person would have been entitled to one or more payments (the lost payments) under the Superannuation Act 1990 if the first amendment of the Trust Deed under that Act that is made after the commencement of this section had commenced on 1 July 2008; and

                     (b)  because that amendment did not commence until after 1 July 2008, the person is not entitled to the payment or payments; and

                     (c)  the person makes an application to the Finance Minister for one or more payments (the replacement payments) to compensate the person for the lost payments;

the Finance Minister must make a determination, in accordance with subsection (4), to fully compensate the person.

             (4)  A determination by the Finance Minister under this subsection must:

                     (a)  be in writing; and

                     (b)  set out:

                              (i)  the amount and timing of the replacement payments; or

                             (ii)  the method of determining the amount and timing of the replacement payments.

             (5)  An application must be in writing in the form approved by the Finance Minister.

             (6)  To avoid doubt, a determination of the Finance Minister that a person is entitled to one or more replacement payments does not affect the entitlements of any other person under an Act amended by Schedule 1, 2, 3 or 5 to this Act, the Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991 or the Superannuation Act 1990.

             (7)  Replacement payments are to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly.

             (8)  A determination made under this section is not a legislative instrument.

             (9)  In this section:

Finance Minister means the Minister who administers the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

Schedule 1

15  Application of amendments of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948

The amendments of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 made by this Schedule apply in relation to a benefit payable under that Act in respect of a person who dies on or after the commencement of this Schedule if the deceased person:

                     (a)  was entitled to a parliamentary allowance at the time of his or her death; or

                     (b)  was entitled to a retiring allowance (whether or not the retiring allowance was immediately payable) at the time of his or her death.

Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 (No. 46, 2011)

Schedule 3

10  Saving--appointments

The amendments made by Schedule 2 do not affect the validity of an appointment that was made under an Act before the commencement of this item and that was in force immediately before that commencement.

11  Transitional regulations

The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments and repeals made by Schedules 1 and 2.

Remuneration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (No. 75, 2011)

Schedule 2

21  Transitional--temporary saving of old law allowances

(1)       This item applies to the following provisions as in force immediately before the commencement of this Schedule:

                     (a)  clause 1 of Schedule 3 to the Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990;

                     (b)  regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 1(2)(b) of that Schedule;

                     (c)  the definition of parliamentary allowance in clause 1A of that Schedule;

                     (d)  subsection 5(2C) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.

(2)       Despite the repeals and amendments made by this Schedule, those provisions continue in force until the coming into force of the first determination:

                     (a)  that is made under subsection 7(1) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 at or after the commencement of this Schedule; and

                     (b)  that determines the annual allowance payable for the purposes of section 48 of the Constitution.