South Australian Consolidated Regulations South Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) If a PSS 3
member ceases to be a member of the Parliament of the State by reason of his
or her death—
(a) if
the deceased member is survived by a spouse—a payment will be made to
the spouse;
(b) if
the deceased member is not survived by a spouse—a payment will be made
to the member's estate.
(2) A payment under
subregulation (1)(a) or (b) is to be made up of the following components:
(a) the
employer component;
(b)
subject to this regulation, the death insurance benefit (if any).
(3) A surviving spouse
will not be entitled to a benefit under this regulation if regulation 69
applies to the spouse.
(4) If a PSS 3
member takes his or her life—
(a)
within 1 year after the commencement of his or her voluntary
invalidity/death insurance—voluntary death insurance benefits are not
payable; or
(b)
within 1 year after an increase in the level of his or her voluntary
invalidity/death insurance—voluntary death insurance benefits are not
payable in respect of the increased insurance.
(5) If a PSS 3
member who has died is not survived by a spouse and probate or letters of
administration in relation to the deceased's estate have not been granted to
any person, the Board may use the amount payable under this regulation, or
such part of it as is required, to pay the funeral expenses of the deceased
member or to reimburse a person who has paid those expenses.
(a) a
PSS 3 member ceases to be a member of the Parliament of the State for any
reason other than his or her death; and
(b) the
member dies within 1 month after that cessation,
the member's spouse or estate is entitled to the death insurance benefit (if
any) that the spouse or estate would have been entitled to if the member had
ceased to be a member of Parliament by virtue of the member's death.