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of absence without pay or other unpaid leave in relation to the birth of a child of the member, other termination of the pregnancy of the member or the adoption of a child by the member, and is making contributions in relation to that leave in accordance with an election made under the Rules.".

Payments to and by Commonwealth in respect of benefits payable under Superannuation Scheme

  62. Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting paragraph (l)(b) and substituting the following paragraph:

          "(b) the Commonwealth must pay the benefits to such person or persons as are appropriate under the Rules.";

    (b)    by omitting from paragraph (3)(a) "the Board" and substituting "the person";

    (c)     by inserting in paragraph (3)(b) "pension" after "partial invalidity";

    (d)    by omitting paragraph (4)(b) and substituting the following paragraph:

          "(b) the Commonwealth must pay the preserved benefit to such person or persons as are appropriate under the Rules.";

    (e) by omitting from subsection (6) "paragraph (1)(b), subsection (3) or paragraph (4)(b)" and substituting "subsection (3)".

Cost of administration of Act etc.

63. Section 34 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsections:

"(1) The costs of the administration of this Act and of the Trust Deed, including the costs of and incidental to the management of the Fund by the Board and the investment of its money, are to be paid as determined from time to time by the Minister.

"(1A) A determination for the purposes of subsection (1) is to be in writing and is to identify, whether by amount or otherwise:

  (a)     those costs payable by the Commonwealth; and

  (b)     those costs payable by the Board out of the Fund.

"(1B) Costs determined by the Minister to be payable by the Commonwealth are to be paid out of money appropriated from time to time by Parliament for the purpose.".

Certain authorities to pay part of costs of administration

64. Section 35 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:

"(1A) The Board, if directed in writing to do so by the Minister, must prepare an estimate containing such information as the Minister requires in respect of such of those costs as are specified by the Minister.".

65. Section 37 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Costs—Board being assisted by panel of persons

"37.(1) If, under the Rules, the Board engages a panel of persons to assist it to reach a decision:

     (a)     whether or not to approve invalidity retirement for a member who has not reached the age of 60; or

   (b)     in relation to the payment of preserved benefits; or

     (c)