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SUPERANNUATION (No. 2).

No. 112 of 1956.

   An Act to amend the Superannuation Act 1922–1955, as amended by the Superannuation Act 1956, and for other purposes.

[Assented to 15th November, 1956.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.
1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Superannuation Act (No. 2) 1956.

(2.) The Superannuation Act 1922–1955, as amended by the Superannuation Act 1956, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
(3.) Section one of the Superannuation Act 1956 is amended by omitting sub-section (2.).
(4.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Superannuation Act 1922–1956.

Commencement.
2. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3. Section three of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section inserted in its stead:—

Parts.
"3. This Act is divided into Parts, as follows:—
       Part I.—Preliminary (Sections 1–4d).
       Part II.—The Superannuation Fund (Sections 5–11a).
       Part III.—Contributions.
           Division 1.—Contributions by Employees (Section 12).
           Division 2.—Scale of Units (Sections 12a–15).
           Division 3.—Scale of Contributions by Employees (Sections 16–17).
           Division 3a.—Reserve Units of Pension (Sections 17a–17d).
           Division 4.—Contributions by the Commonwealth (Sections 18–20).
           Division 5.—General Provisions as to Contributions (Sections 21–22).
       Part IV.—Pensions and Benefits.
           Division 1.—Retirement on Pension (Sections 23–27).
           Division 2.—Grant of Pensions and Benefits (Sections 28–48b).
           Division 3.—Break-down Pensioners (Sections 49–50a).
           Division 4.—Existing Pension Rights (Sections 51–59a).
           Division 5.—Assurance Policies (Section 60).
       Part IVb.—The Provident Account (Sections 60u–60ae).
       Part IVc.—Williamstown Dockyard Employees (Sections 60af–60am).
       Part IVd.—Special Provisions in Relation to Certain Former State Employees (Sections 60an–60at).
       Part IVe.—Special Provisions in Relation to Certain Former Contributors to Public Service Superannuation Funds (Sections 60au–60av).
       Part IVf.—Special Provisions in Relation to Certain Former Contributors to the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Fund (Sections 60aw–60azb).
       Part V.—The Superannuation Board (Sections 61–75).
       Part VI.—Miscellaneous (Sections 76a–82).".

Interpretation.
4. Section four of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from the definition of "Employee" in sub-section (1.) the words "Justice of the High Court or a Judge of any other Court created by the Parliament" and inserting in their stead the words "person who is a Judge as defined by section three of the Judges' Pensions Act 1948–1956".

Quinquennial investigation by an actuary.
5. Section eleven of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in sub-section (3.), after the word "fund" (last occurring), the words "and for any amount payable to the Commonwealth under sub-section (2.) of the next succeeding section".

Payments by Commonwealth to Fund in respect of interest.
6.—(1.) Section eleven a of