Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Minister, with
the approval of the Treasurer of the State, may establish and maintain a
scheme to make financial provision in respect of the retirement, invalidity or
death of practitioners engaged for the purposes of this Act or on the staff of
any public hospital, not being persons who are contributors for the purposes
of the Superannuation and Family Benefits Act 1938 2 .
(2) A scheme
established under this section shall be administered by trustees appointed in
writing by the Minister and in accordance with rules to be approved by the
Treasurer of the State.
(3) The Minister, with
the approval of the Treasurer of the State, may make agreements with other
persons or institutions for the establishment of joint machinery to facilitate
the transfer of members of a superannuation scheme, or of persons who hold
other entitlements to benefit in the event of retirement, invalidity or death,
from the provisions of that scheme or entitlement to the scheme established
under this section or otherwise, and generally in relation to such matters.
(4) The Minister, with
the approval of the Treasurer of the State, may amend the scheme established
under this section, or any agreement made under subsection (3).
(5) Any act, matter or
thing done or executed before the coming into operation of the Hospitals Act
Amendment Act 1972 1 , which would have been lawful had this section been
in force at the time such act, matter or thing was made, done or executed is
hereby validated.
[Section 12A inserted by No. 33 of 1972
s. 15; amended by No. 28 of 1984 s. 54; No. 53 of 1985
s. 20; No. 73 of 1994 s. 4.]
[ 13. Deleted by No. 28 of 1984 s. 55.]
[ 14. Deleted by No. 33 of 1972 s. 17.]