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be deemed to have come into operation on the date of commencement of the Papua New Guinea (Staffing Assistance) (Superannuation) Regulations.

Pension increases to be paid by Australia.
5. (1) Regulation 110 of the Papua New Guinea (Staffing Assistance) (Superannuation) Regulations is repealed.
(2) The amendment made by sub-regulation (1) shall be deemed to have come into operation on the date on which the Papua New Guinea (Staffing Assistance) (Termination) Act 1976 received the Royal Assent.
6. After regulation 111 of the Papua New Guinea (Staffing Assistance) (Superannuation) Regulations the following Part is inserted:—

" Part XA—Pension Increases on and after 1 July 1976

Interpretations.
" 111a. (1) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears—
      ' pension ' means a pension other than a pension payable—
          (a) in respect of a child;
          (b) in pursuance of sub-regulation 125 (4a) to a person to whom a pension is payable under the Superannuation Act 1922; or
          (c) in pursuance of regulation 42 on the death of a person who was, immediately before his death, entitled to—
              (i) a pension payable in pursuance of sub-regulation 125 (4a); and
              (ii) a pension payable under the Superannuation Act 1922;
      ' prescribed year ' means the year commencing on 1 July 1976, and each subsequent year;
      ' Statistician ' means the Australian Statistician.
" (2) Subject to sub-regulation (3), if at any time, whether before or after the commencement of this regulation, 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 regulation, 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 shall be had only to index numbers published in terms of the new reference base.

" (4) If the prescribed percentage for the purposes of regulation 111b is or includes a fraction of one-tenth of 1 per centum—
      (a) where that fraction is less than one-half of one-tenth—that fraction shall be disregarded; and
      (b) where that fraction is not less than one-half of one-tenth—that fraction shall be treated as one-tenth.

Increases in pensions.
" 111b. (1) Subject to this Part, if the all groups consumer price index number for the weighted average of the 6 State capital cities published by the Statistician in respect of the