Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C1954A00011:section:975:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C1954A00011
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 975 (pt 3/12)
Character Range: 13279–16057

To determine the sum payable by the Commonwealth under this section in respect of each payment of pension made in respect of a child, the rate of contribution actually payable by the employee shall be subtracted from four times the rate prescribed for the age of the employee at the date upon which he commenced to pay the contribution, and the ratio of this difference to four times the rare so prescribed shall be computed. This ratio shall represent the fraction of the pension payment so made to be paid by the Commonwealth to the Fund.".

Pension units.
10. Section twenty-eight of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (1.) and inserting in its stead the following subsection:—
"(1.) The unit of pension is Forty-five pounds ten shillings per annum.".

Retirement through invalidity— amount of pension.
11. Section thirty of the Principal Act is amended—
       (a) by omitting sub-section (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-section:—
           "(2.) Where a person—
             (a) appointed prior to the commencement of the Superannuation Act 1937 as an officer under section twenty-one of the Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Act 1920, section fifteen of the War Service Homes Act 1918, section fourteen a of the Science and Industry Research Act 1920-1926 or section nine of the High Commissioner Act 1909; or

             (b) in respect of whom a notice was published in pursuance of sub-section (4.) of section four of the Superannuation Act 1922-1942 or of that Act as amended by an Act or Acts passed prior to the Superannuation Act 1954 and whose appointment to the statutory office was made prior to the commencement of the Superannuation Act 1942,
       became or becomes a contributor and, within seven years after becoming a contributor, was or is retired on the ground of invalidity or physical or mental incapacity to perform his duties, or has died or dies, any pension payable under this Act shall be paid from the Fund and the Commonwealth shall pay to the Fund the amount of pension so paid.";
       (b) by omitting from sub-section (3.) the words "this Act" (first occurring) and inserting in their stead the words "the Superannuation Act 1922-1952 has retired or"; and
       (c) by omitting from sub-section (3.) the word "dies" and inserting in its stead the words "has died or dies".

Pension to widow and children on death of contributor.
12. Section thirty-one of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-section (1.) the words "Nineteen pounds ten shillings" and inserting in their stead the words "Twenty-six pounds".

Pension to widow and children on death of pensioner after retirement.
13. Section thirty-two of the Principal Act is amended—
       (a) by omitting from paragraph