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false or misleading statement to that person in respect of the condition,
the last two preceding sections do not apply but there is payable to the contributor or to his personal representatives, as the case may be, an amount equal to the amount of the contributions paid by him under this Act together with compound interest on those contributions at the prescribed rate.".
(2.) The amendment made by the last preceding sub-section applies only in respect of a medical examination that takes place after the commencement of this Act.

Payment on death of contributor without dependants.
40. Section 84 of the Principal Act is amended—
       (a) by omitting from paragraph (a) the words "a widower with children under the age of sixteen years" and inserting in their stead the words "a person with children who are eligible children"; and
       (b) by omitting from paragraph (b) the words "under the age of sixteen years" and inserting in their stead the words "who are eligible children".
41. Section 87 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following sections are inserted in its stead:—

Retrenchment or discharge.
"87. Subject to section eighty-seven b of this Act, the compulsory termination of the service of a contributor to the Provident

Account for the reason that his service or position is not necessary shall, for the purposes of this Act—
       (a) if he has had not less than ten years' continuous service immediately before the compulsory termination of his service—be deemed to be retrenchment; and
       (b) in any other case—be deemed to be discharge.

Dismissal.
"87a. Subject to the next succeeding section, the compulsory termination (however expressed) of the service of a contributor to the Provident Account other than retirement, retrenchment or discharge shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be dismissal.

Compulsory termination of service of certain contributors to Provident Account for whom no retiring age it fixed by law.
"87b.—(1.) Subject to this section, the compulsory termination (however expressed) of the service of a contributor to the Provident Account who has attained the age of sixty years and in respect of whom an age for retirement is not fixed by law shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be retirement.
"(2.) The last preceding sub-section does not apply where the Board is satisfied that the service of the contributor was compulsorily terminated by reason of his having been guilty of misconduct or by reason of his having been convicted of an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth.
"(3.) For the purposes of the last preceding sub-section, the service of a contributor to the Provident Account who was