Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00470:section:19
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00470
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 19
Character Range: 5022–6226

19  Benefits under Part III
 (1) Where a person has made an election under section 13 of this Act as in force before 1 July 1976 or the employment of a person has been terminated under section 14 of this Act as so in force, the person is entitled to the prescribed benefits.
 (2) Regulations under subsection (1) shall be made with a view to giving effect to such recommendations of the Simpson Report as have been accepted by the Commonwealth and the Government of Papua New Guinea, but nothing in this subsection prevents the regulations from providing for greater benefits than those recommended in that Report.
 (2A) Regulations under subsection (1) may include provision for deferred benefits in specified circumstances.
 (3) The regulations may make different provision in relation to elections made, and employment terminated, under different provisions of this Part.
 (4) In this section, the Simpson Report means the report relating to employment security for overseas officers of the Public Service of Papua New Guinea made by Mr. A. M. Simpson, C.M.G., to the Minister for External Territories and the Chief Minister of Papua New Guinea and dated 23rd October, 1972.

Part V—Superannuation