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SUPERANNUATION AMENDMENT ACT 1976

No. 32 of 1976

An Act to amend the Superannuation Act 1922-1974, and for related purposes.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Superannuation Amendment Act 1976.

(2) The Superannuation Act 1922-1974 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Superannuation Act 1922-1976.

Commencement.
2. (1) Sections 1, 2, 89 and 90 shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Paragraph 7(b), section 11, sub-sections 29(1) and 52(1) and sections 62, 65, 66, 71 and 72 shall be deemed to have come into operation on 29 June 1974.

(3) Paragraphs 3(b) and (f) shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 April 1975.

(4) Paragraph 3(a) shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 July 1975.

(5) Section 8, paragraph 10(b) and section 48 shall be deemed to have come into operation on 5 February 1976.

(6) Paragraph 9(c) and sections 12 and 46 shall be deemed to have come into operation on 13 February 1976.

(7) The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on 1 July 1976.

Interpretation.
3. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting from the definition of "approved authority" in sub-section (1) the words "the Canberra Hospital Management Board" and substituting the words "the Capital Territory Health Commission";
    (b) by inserting in the definition of "approved authority" in sub-section (1), after the words "Australian National University", the words ", Aboriginal Hostels Limited";
(c) by inserting in sub-section (1), after the definition of "The Board", the following definition:—
         "'The Commissioner for Superannuation' means the Commissioner for Superannuation under the Superannuation Act 1976;";

    (d) by inserting in sub-section (1), after the definition of "The maximum age for retirement", the following definition:—
         "'The new Superannuation Fund' means the Superannuation Fund established by the Superannuation Act 1976;";

(e) by adding at the end of sub-section (1) the following definition:—
         "'The Superannuation Fund Investment Trust' means the Superannuation Fund Investment Trust established by the Superannuation Act 1976"; and

(f) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:—
         "(9) For the purposes of sub-section (6) in its application in relation to Aboriginal Hostels Limited, that body shall be deemed to be constituted under an Act administered by the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs.

Superannuation provision for certain persons by way of life assurance.
4. Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after sub-section (1)