Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00321:reg:55:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00321
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 55 (pt 5/83)
Character Range: 410716–413655

partially dependent children; and

         (b) the annual amount of any regular maintenance payments paid, or required by a Court to be paid, by the former member or pensioner immediately before his/her death in respect of the partially dependent child or children.

Calculating pensions following the death of a preserved benefit member

9.3.9 The annual reversionary pension payable to a spouse of a deceased preserved benefit member who chooses to be paid a pension under Rules 7.4.1, 7.4.3 or 7.4.4 is the amount calculated in accordance with the following formula:

where:

                  R is the relevant percentage rate determined from  the Table — Percentage Rate according to the Relationship(s) to the former member and whether the former member chose a Reduced Pension in Rule 9.3.1; and

PB is:

                     if the former member is survived by one spouse only, that part of the preserved benefit chosen by the spouse to be converted to pension; or
                     if the former member is survived by more than one spouse, that part of the preserved benefit as apportioned under Rule 7.4.2 chosen to be converted to pension by the spouse; and
PCF is the pension conversion factor determined as follows:
                     if the former member died before age 60 — 11;  or
                     if the former member died on or after age 60 — a factor, according to the former member's age in years and days on his/her date of death, determined from the Table — Pension Conversion Factors in Rule 9.2.2.

Calculating children's pensions following the death of a spouse in receipt of pension
9.3.10 On the death of a spouse in receipt of a pension, a pension is payable to or for the benefit of an eligible child, or children, who was, or were, ordinarily living with the spouse.  The pension is calculated by multiplying the pension payable to the deceased spouse immediately before his/her death, by the relevant fraction shown in the following Table according to the number of eligible children.

Table — Pension Rates on Death of Spouse

Number of Eligible Children               Fraction
One                                       45/78
Two                                       80/89
Three                                     90/100
Four or more                              100/100

Reduced reversionary pension following the death of a pensioner
9.3.11 A reduced reversionary pension calculated by the formula in Rule 9.3.12 is payable to a spouse of a deceased pensioner, or any eligible child or partially dependent child of a deceased pensioner who is not survived by a spouse if:
         (a) in the case of a spouse, the marital or couple relationship between the spouse and the deceased pensioner began:
         (i) after the deceased pensioner became a pensioner; and
         (ii) after the deceased pensioner had reached age 60; and
         (iii) less than 1095 days before the death of