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sixty years."; and
       (b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:—
       "(5.) In the application of sub-section (1.) of section thirty-one, and of sub-section (1.) of section thirty-two, of this Act to the pension of a widow of a person to whom this Part applies and who made an election under sub-section (6.) of section forty-seven, or sub-section (4.) of section forty-eight, of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1959, the reference in paragraph (a) of each of the two first-mentioned sub-sections to five-eighths of the pension for which her husband was contributing at the time of his death, or that was payable to her husband at the time of his death, as the case may be, shall be read as a reference to one-half of that pension.".
59. Section sixty az of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section inserted in its stead:—

Additional contributions.
"60 az.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-section, the last preceding section does not affect the obligation or right (if any) of a person to whom this Part applies to contribute, in accordance with this Act, for units of pension additional to those for which he is required to contribute under that section.
"(2.) In the case of a person to whom this Part applies who was a contributor for limited benefits under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1959, the number of additional units of pension for which that person would otherwise have the obligation or right to contribute shall be reduced by such number of units of pension as the Commonwealth Actuary certifies to be equivalent to the benefits to which that person would have been entitled under that Act in respect of his deferred pay if he had continued to contribute under that Act and had been a contributor for full benefits under that Act.".

Date of becoming an employee or contributor for certain purposes.
60. Section sixty aza of the Principal Act is amended—
       (a) by omitting from sub-section (1.) the word "section" (first occurring) and inserting in its stead the words "sections thirteen and"; and
       (b) by omitting from sub-section (2.) the words "sections thirty-nine and forty of".

61. After Part IVf. of the Principal Act the following Part is inserted:—
   "Part IVg.—Special Provisions in Relation to Certain Members of the Police Force of the Australian Capital Territory.

Interpretation.
"60azc.—(1.) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears—
     'person to whom this Part applies' means a person from whose pay there were being deducted, immediately before the commencement of this section, sums under section seventeen of the Ordinance and who, within three months after the commencement of this section, makes an election having the effect