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sub-section (2) of section 119v of this Act to the Fund shall be read as a reference to the new Superannuation Fund;

    (c) the reference in paragraph (a), and the first reference in paragraph (b), of sub-section (7) of section 119j of this Act to the Provident Account shall be read as a reference to the new Superannuation Fund; and

    (d) the reference in sub-section (2) of section 119x to a payment to be made to the Fund or to the Provident Account shall be read as a reference to a payment to be made to the new Superannuation Fund.".

Heading to Part Xb.
79. The heading to Part Xb of the Principal Act is omitted and the following heading substituted:—
"PART Xb—PENSION INCREASES FOR YEARS 1973 to 1975".

Interpretation.
80. Section 119zf of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from the definition of "prescribed year" in sub-section (1) the words "or a subsequent year" and substituting the words "and the year commencing 1st July, 1975".

Payment of pension increases out of Consolidated Revenue Fund.
81. Section 119zn of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:—

"(2) This section does not have effect on and after 1 July 1976".

82. Part XI of the Principal Act is repealed and the following Part substituted:—

"PART XI—PENSION INCREASES ON AND AFTER 1 JULY 1976

Interpretation.
"120. (1) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears—

    'pension' includes a pension payable by virtue of section 9 or section 14 of the Superannuation Act (No. 2) 1956 or section 10 of the Superannuation (Pension Increases) Act 1971, but does not include a pension that became payable under section 71 of this Act, not being such a pension for which contributions were made to a State Fund as defined by section 101 of this Act;

'prescribed year' means the year commencing 1 July 1976, and each subsequent year;

'Statistician' means the Australian Statistician.

"(2) Subject to sub-section (3), if at any time, whether before or after the commencement of this section, the Statistician has published in respect of a particular March quarter an all groups consumer price index number for the weighted average of the 6 State capital cities in substitution for an index number previously published by him in respect of that quarter, the publication of the later index number shall be disregarded for the purposes of this Part.

"(3) If at any time, whether before or after the commencement of this section, the Statistician has changed or changes the reference base for the Consumer Price Index, then, for the purposes of the application of this Part after the change took place or takes place, regard