Federal Register of Legislation - Australian Government

Skip to primary navigation Skip to primary content
Federal Register of Legislation Skip to Content
SearchOpen search

Primary content

Bookmark

this version | go to latest

Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1958

Authoritative Version
  • - C1958A00046
  • No longer in force
Act No. 46 of 1958 as made
An Act to amend the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1957, and for purposes connected therewith.
Date of Assent 29 Sep 1958
Date of repeal 24 Jun 2014
Repealed by Amending Acts 1901 to 1969 Repeal Act 2014

DEFENCE FORCES RETIREMENT BENEFITS.

 

No. 46 of 1958.

An Act to amend the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948–1957, and for purposes connected therewith.

[Assented to 29th September, 1958.]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.)     This Act may be cited as the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1958.

(2.)  The Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948–1957 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.)  The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948–1958.

Commencement.

2.   This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

 

Calculation of contributions by Commonwealth.

3.   Section thirty-two of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in sub-section (3.), after the words “Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1957”; the words “and the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1958”.

Pension on death of married member.

4.   Section fifty-five of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (2.) the words “Twenty-six pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “One hundred and four pounds”.

Pension on death of pensioner.

5.   Section fifty-seven of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (4.) the words “Twenty-six pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “One hundred and four pounds”.

Pensions payable in respect of orphans.

6.   Section fifty-eight of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (1.) the words “Seventy-eight pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “One hundred and fifty-six pounds”.

Children’s pensions payable to guardian.

7.   Section sixty-four of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (1.) the words “Seventy-eight pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “One hundred and fifty-six pounds”.

Payment of pension.

8.   Pensions are payable at the rates prescribed by the Principal Act as amended by this Act as from the first fortnightly payment of pensions made after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.