Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C1954A00011:section:975:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C1954A00011
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 975 (pt 2/12)
Character Range: 10768–13510

the amendment effected by sub-section (1.) of this section, be deemed to continue until the expiration of that time, and if, before the expiration of that time, the contributor makes an election under any of those paragraphs, the last preceding sub-section applies as if he had made the election before the date of commencement of this section.
7. Section fifteen of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section inserted in its stead:—

Employee reduced in salary.
"15. Where the salary of a contributor has been reduced and by reason of that reduction falls within a salary-group in column one of the scale contained in sub-section (1.) of section thirteen of this Act lower than the salary-group in which it would fall if it had not been reduced, he may elect to reduce the numb3r of units in respect of which he shall contribute to a numb3r not being less than the number of units appropriate to the salary-group to which his salary has been reduced, and any contributions paid by him in respect of units in excess of the reduced number of units shall be refunded to him.".

Payments by Commonwealth where contributions are at rate for age.
8. Section eighteen of the Principal Act is amended—
       (a) by omitting from sub-section (1.) the word "The" and inserting in its stead the words "Subject to this section, the";

       (b) by omitting from sub-section (1.) the word "two-thirds" and inserting in its stead the word "five-sevenths"; and
       (c) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:—
       "(4.) Subject to sub-section (3.) of section thirty-one, sub-section (3.) of section thirty-two and sub-section (2.) of section thirty-three of this Act, the Commonwealth shall, in respect of each payment of pension payable in respect of a child, where the pensioner or contributor contributed to the Fund on the basis referred to in sub-section (1.) of this section, pay to the Fund a sum equal to three-quarters of the payment so made.".

Payments by Commonwealth where contributions are not at rate for age.
9. Section nineteen of the Principal Act is amended—
       (a) by omitting from sub-section (2.) the word "To" and inserting in its stead the words "Subject to sub-sections (2a.) and (2b.) of this section, to";
       (b) by omitting from sub-section (2.) the words "three times" (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words "three and one-half times"; and
       (c) by inserting after sub-section (2a.) the following sub-section:—
       "(2b.) To determine the sum payable by the Commonwealth under this section in respect of each payment of pension made in respect of a child, the rate of contribution actually payable by the employee shall be subtracted from four times the