Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A03971:section:1990:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A03971
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1990 (pt 9/38)
Character Range: 40350–43073

10. Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by omitting from subsection (2) "Commissioner" (wherever occurring) and substituting "Board";

(b) by inserting in subsection (2) "invalidity because of' after "on the ground of' (last occurring).

Accumulated basic and supplementary contributions—additional amounts

11. Section 7a of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4) ", in accordance with the regulations," (wherever occurring).

Children of deceased retirement pensioners

12. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in each of subsections (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) "or a partially dependent child" after "eligible child".

Temporary employees likely to be continued in employment

13. Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsections (1), (2) and (3) and substituting the following subsection:

"(1) Where a person who is a temporary employee requests the Commissioner to direct, under this section, that the person be treated as an eligible employee for the purposes of this Act, the Commissioner may direct that the person is, as from the day on which the direction is given, an eligible employee for the purposes of this Act.".

Repeal of section 12

14.  Section 12 of the Principal Act is repealed.

Temporary employees employed under contract

15. Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (1) (a) "for a term of not less than 1 year".

16. After section 13 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Sections 11 and 13 not applicable to certain persons employed on or after 1 July 1990

"13a. Sections 11 and 13 do not apply in relation to a person who is on 1 July 1990, or becomes after that date, a temporary employee unless:

(a) immediately before the person became or becomes so employed:

       (i) invalidity pension was, or would, but for a suspension of payment, have been, payable to him or her under this Act or the superseded Act; or

        (ii) deferred benefits were applicable to him or her under this Act; or

    (b) the person became or becomes, by virtue of his or her being so employed, a re-employed former contributor with preserved rights.".

Statutory office holders

17. Section 14 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting from paragraph (1) (a) "to which he has been appointed for a term of not less than 1 year";

   (b) by adding at the end the following subsection:

    "(5) This section does not apply in relation to a person who is on 1 July 1990, or becomes after that date, the holder of a statutory office unless:

      (a) immediately before the person became or becomes the holder of the statutory office:

          (i) invalidity