Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01840:section:24:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01840
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 24 (pt 5/8)
Character Range: 29833–32420

sum of any benefits under this Act paid to, or accrued due to, the deceased person before the death of that person.
"(2) Where—
     (a) a person dies after the commencement of this section while entitled to a parliamentary allowance or while entitled to a retiring allowance; and
     (b) the sum of the contributions paid by the deceased person and the Commonwealth supplement in relation to the deceased person exceeds the sum of any benefits under this Act paid to, or accrued due to, the deceased person before the death of that person or paid or payable to a widow or widower of the deceased person or a child or children of the deceased person or of a widow or widower or former spouse of the deceased person,
an amount equal to the excess is payable to the personal representative of the deceased person.
"(3) In this section, 'child' has the same meaning as in section 19aa.".

Additional benefit to Prime Minister
14. Section 19a of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-sections:
"(4) This section does not apply to or in respect of any person who, not having held the office of Prime Minister before the commencement of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Amendment Act 1978, commences to hold that office after the commencement of that Act.
"(5) Any period in which a person holds the office of Prime Minister after the commencement of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Amendment Act 1978 shall not be taken into account for the purposes of the application of this section to or in respect of him.
"(6) A person who—
     (a) held the office of Prime Minister at the commencement of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Amendment Act 1978; or

     (b) ceased to hold the office of Prime Minister before the commencement of that Act after having held that office for a continuous period of not less than 2 years or for periods amounting in the aggregate to not less than 2 years and was entitled to a parliamentary allowance at the commencement of that Act,
may, within 3 months after the date of commencement of that Act, by notice in writing signed by the person and delivered personally or sent by post to the Secretary to the Department of Finance, elect that this section shall not apply to and in respect of him and, where such an election is made, a retiring allowance is not payable under this section to the person and an annuity is not payable under this section to a widow of the person.

 "(7) Any period in which a person has held the office of Prime Minister and which is taken into account