Papua New Guinea (Staffing Assistance) (Superannuation) Regulations 1973

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Papua New Guinea (Staffing Assistance) Act 1973

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F2004C00230

18 June 2004 - 30 June 2011

This instrument was backcaptured in accordance with Section 36 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003

Table of contents

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
4 Interpretation
4A Meaning of retirement, resignation etc
4B Salary
5 Employees appointed to statutory offices
6 Certain temporary employees to be deemed to be employees
7 Employment by approved authority
8 Female employee who marries
8A Reports for previous years
8B Review of decisions of Commissioner
9 Contributions by continuing contributors
10 Scale of units of pension
11 Election to reduce to minimum number of units
12 Contributor reduced in salary
13 Right to non-contributory units
14 Non-contributory units not available for conversion
15 Contributions by employees
16 Contribution for full pension at 55 years or 50 years of age
17 Election to contribute for additional unit at 60 years of age
18 Additional contributions by existing contributors
19 Cessation of additional contributions under previous sections
21 Conversion of reserve units to active units
22 Discontinuance of contributions
23 Preservation of rights of certain former employees to contribute
26 Application of Subdivision 1
27 Disregard of reserve and non-contributory units
29 Pension unit
30 Amount of pension on retirement on or after maximum age for retirement
31 Increased benefit for certain contributors
32 Early retirement
33 Reduction of benefits in certain cases
34 Premature termination of contract through invalidity — amount of pension
35 Pensions to widows and children in certain cases
37 Additional benefits for certain pensioners
38 Refund of contributions
40 Payment of additional sum when contributions refunded
41 Death of married contributor
42 Death of married pensioner
43 Pension payable in respect of orphans
44 Benefits on death of unmarried contributor
45 Value of non-contributory units
46 Application of Division
47 Election to receive full pension on early retirement
48 Additional lump sum benefits for certain contributors on early retirement
49 Variation of entitlement
50 No contribution for additional unit of pension after early retirement
51 Payment of contributions by instalments
57 Additional benefits payable on the death of a contributor
58 Certain contributors retired to be deemed on leave of absence
59 Power of Board to require certain pensioners to be medically examined and to furnish information as to employment
60 Recall to service of pensioner restored to health
61 Invalid pensions for females
62 Imprisonment of pensioner
63 Insanity of pensioner
64 Payments for children
65 General provisions as to pensions
65A Restoration of widow’s pension previously cancelled on re-marriage
66 Instalments of pension
67 Payment of pensions otherwise than to pensioner
68 Commencement of pensions or benefits
84 Application of Regulations to serving employees
85 No variation of elections by serving employees
86 Benefits for serving employee who became a contributor
87 Application of Regulations to certain former State employees
88 Former contributors to Public Service Superannuation Funds
90 Definitions for Part 9
91 Associate pension for non-member spouse
92 Commutation of small associate pension
93 Reduction of standard pension
111A Interpretation
111B Increases in pensions
111C Adjustment of increase in case of persons who become entitled to pension after previous increase
111D Modification
111E Date of effect of increases
111F Interpretation
111G Payment of pension to widow of pensioner who died before 1 July 1979
111H Pension not payable in respect of more than one widow
111J Payment of pension to widow of pensioner who died or dies on or after 1 July 1979
111K Payment of child’s or orphan’s pension
111L Existing pensions not to be affected
111M Total pensions not to exceed certain rate
111N Interpretation
111O Increase in current superannuation allowance payable in respect of widows
111P Payment of superannuation allowance after remarriage
111Q Increases in payment of child’s pension
111R Widening of eligibility under the Superannuation Ordinance 1928
111S Application of Part XB in relation to widened eligibility
111T Total superannuation allowance or pension not to exceed certain rate
111U Interpretation
111V Increase in current pension payable in respect of widows
111W Payment of pension after remarriage
111X Increase in payment of child’s or orphan’s pension
111Y Widening of eligibility under the Superannuation Ordinance
111Z Application of Part XB in relation to widened eligibility
111ZA Total pension not to exceed certain rate
112 Board may require returns
113 Board may require certain evidence
114 Interest on arrears
115 Elections
116 Saving of existing elections
117 Election after retirement of employee
118 Provisions in respect of fraction of a unit
120 Refund of contributions
123 Deductions involving fraction of a cent
124 Saving of existing contributions
125 Saving of pensions etc
126 Saving of certain matters relating to Superannuation Board
- Schedule 1
- Schedule 2
- Schedule 3
- Schedule 4
- Schedule 5 Persons to whose widows and children regulation 35 applies
- Notes to the REF citation \* MERGEFORMAT Papua New Guinea (Staffing Assistance) (Superannuation) Regulations 1973

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Papua New Guinea (Staffing Assistance) (Superannuation) Regulations 1973