Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C1954A00011:section:975:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C1954A00011
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 975 (pt 4/12)
Character Range: 15791–18663

the words "Nineteen pounds ten shillings" and inserting in their stead the words "Twenty-six pounds".

Pension to widow and children on death of pensioner after retirement.
13. Section thirty-two of the Principal Act is amended—
       (a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (1.) the words "Thirty-nine pounds" and inserting in their stead the words "Forty-five pounds ten shillings"; and
       (b) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-section (1.) the words "Nineteen pounds ten shillings" and inserting in their stead the words "Twenty-six pounds".

Pension to orphans on death of contributor or pensioner.
14. Section thirty-three of the Principal Act is amended—
       (a) by omitting from sub-section (1.) the words "Thirty-two pounds ten shillings" and inserting in their stead the words "Thirty-nine pounds"; and
       (b) by omitting from sub-section (2.) the word "two-fifths" and inserting in its stead the word "one-third".

Re-employment of pensioner.
15. Section fifty a of the Principal Act is amended—
       (a) by omitting from sub-section (1.) the words "Four hundred and twenty-nine pounds" (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words "Five hundred pounds ten shillings"; and

       (b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:—
       "(6.) Where, by reason of the operation of sub-section (1.) or (3.) of this section, a payment of pension is reduced, the amount payable by the Commonwealth to the Fund in respect of that payment of pension is the amount that would be payable by the Commonwealth if the reduction had not been made, less the amount by which the payment of pension is so reduced.".
16. After section fifty-nine of the Principal Act the following section is inserted in Division 4 of Part IV.:—

Further increases in certain pensions.
"59a.—(1.) The rate of a pension payable immediately before the date of commencement of this section to a person under section fifty-seven of this Act as affected by the last preceding section (not being a pension payable to a widow or a pension for which contributions were made to a State Fund as defined by section sixty an of this Act) is increased in accordance with the following table:—

Rate of pension applicable apart from this section.           Extent of increase.
Not exceeding £312 per annum............                      One-sixth
   Exceeding £312 per annum but not exceeding £448 per annum  £52 per annum
   Exceeding £448 per annum but not exceeding £500 per annum    £26 per annum, or such sum as will increase the rate of pension to £500 per annum, whichever is the greater
Exceeding £500 per annum..............                        £26 per annum

"(2.) The rate of a pension payable immediately before the date of commencement of this section to a widow under section fifty-seven of this Act as affected by the last preceding