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pension pay-day occurring after that day and in relation to all subsequent instalments.

Assignment of pensions.
83. Section 143 of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting the words "Subject to" and substituting the words "Except as prescribed and subject to"; and

(b) by omitting the words "out of the Fund" and substituting the words "under this Act".

Attachment of pensions.
84. Section 143a of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (7) and substituting the following sub-section:—

"(7) A payment made to a judgment creditor in pursuance of this section out of an amount of benefit payable to a person shall be deemed to be a payment of benefit to the person entitled to benefit.".

85. Section 145 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:—

Payments to the Commonwealth by approved authorities.
"145. (1) Where any pension or other benefit is payable on or after 1 July 1976 under this Act to or in respect of any person who was employed by an approved authority, the authority shall pay to the Commonwealth, in respect of the payment of that pension or other benefit, such amount as the Treasurer determines, and may apply for that purpose any moneys under its control.

"(2) The Treasurer may enter into an arrangement with an approved authority for the making of payments to the Commonwealth by the approved authority in lieu of payments that, but for the arrangement, the authority would be required to make under sub-section (1), being an arrangement which the Treasurer is satisfied will provide a fair basis of payment to the Commonwealth in respect of amounts paid, payable or likely to become payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund in respect of persons who have been employed by the approved authority, and the approved authority may apply for the purposes of the arrangement any moneys under its control.".

86. After section 149a of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:—

References to Board to include Commissioner.
"149b. On and after 1 July 1976, any reference in this Part to the Board shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be read as including a reference to the Commissioner for Superannuation, but, on and after that date, section 140 of this Act does not have effect except in respect of questions that have arisen before that date and section 141 does not have effect in respect of a dispute arising out of a decision of the Commissioner for Superannuation to which section 154 of the Superannuation Act 1976 applies.".

Regulations.
87. Section 150 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting the words on the recommendation of the Board,"; and
(b) by adding at the