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

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Papua New Guinea (Staffing Assistance) Act 1973

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F2022C00997 (C07)

28 September 2022 - 31 March 2025

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

Table of contents

Part I—Preliminary
- 1 Name of Regulations
- 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
Part II—Contributions
- Division 1—Contributions by continuing contributors
  - 9 Contributions by continuing contributors
- Division 2—Scale of units
- Subdivision 1—Contributory units
- Subdivision 2—Non contributory units
- 13 Right to non contributory units
- 14 Non contributory units not available for conversion
- Division 3—Scale of contributions by employees
- 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
- Division 4—Contributions for additional benefits for widows
- 18 Additional contributions by existing contributors
- 19 Cessation of additional contributions under previous sections
- Division 5—Reserve units of pension
- 21 Conversion of reserve units to active units
- 22 Discontinuance of contributions
- Division 6—Miscellaneous
- 23 Preservation of rights of certain former employees to contribute
Part III—Pensions and benefits
- Division 1—Grant of pensions and benefits
  - Subdivision 1—Contributory units
  - Subdivision 2—Non contributory units
    - 45 Value of non contributory units
- Division 2—Special provisions on early retirement
- Division 4—General provisions as to pensions and benefits
Part VI—Application of these Regulations to serving employees
- 84 Application of Regulations to serving employees
- 85 No variation of elections by serving employees
- 86 Benefits for serving employee who became a contributor
Part VII—Application of these Regulations to certain former State employees
- 87 Application of Regulations to certain former State employees
Part VIII—Special provisions in relation to certain former contributors to Public Service Superannuation Funds
- 88 Former contributors to Public Service Superannuation Funds
Part 9—Family law superannuation splitting
- Division 1—Preliminary
  - 90 Definitions for Part 9
- Division 2—Benefits for non member spouse
Part XA—Pension increases on and after 1 January 2002
- 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
Part XB—Eligibility for certain pensions on and after 1 July 1979
- 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
Part XC—Entitlements under the Superannuation Ordinance 1928 1955 of the Territory of New Guinea
- 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
Part XD—Entitlements under the Superannuation Ordinance
- 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
Part XI—Miscellaneous
- 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
Part XII—Application, saving and transitional provisions
- 127 Application of amendments made by the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Western Australia De Facto Superannuation Splitting) Regulations 2021
Part I
Part II
Part I
Part II
Part I
Part II
Schedule 5—Persons to whose widows and children regulation 35 applies
- Endnotes

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