- (S.R. 2005, NO. 77) TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - Preliminary 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Interpretation 4. Determination of preservation age 5. Application of regulations 6. Non-application of regulations PART 2 - Application of Commonwealth Laws and Principles 7. Application of Commonwealth superannuation principles 8. Reduction or withholding of benefits PART 3 - Administration 9. Constitution, membership and meetings of Board 10. Functions and powers of Board 11. Power of Board to engage persons and officers 12. Appointment of Chief Executive Officer 13. Conditions of appointment of CEO 14. Functions and duties of CEO 15. Termination of appointment of CEO 16. Corporate plan 17. Consultation with Minister 18. Statement of corporate intent 19. Annual reports of Board 20. Appointment of Actuary PART 4 - Retirement Benefits Fund 21. Operation of Fund 22. Investment of Fund 23. Actuarial investigations of Fund 24. Power of Board to borrow 25. Minister's guarantee 26. Accounts and records PART 5 - Membership, Contributions and Benefits of Contributory Scheme Division 1 - Preliminary 27. Application of Part 5 28. Calculation of salary sacrifice contributions Division 2 - Membership 29. Persons who may elect to join contributory scheme 30. Exemption from contributing 31. Purchase of certain periods of service 32. Recognition of service prior to commencement day Division 3 - Contributions 33. Obligation of certain employees to contribute 34. Commencement and cessation of contributions 35. Time and manner of paying contributions 36. Rates of contributions and related matters 37. Leave and compulsory superannuation contributions at contributor cost 38. Leave and optional superannuation contributions at contributor cost 39. Leave and optional superannuation contributions at full actuarial cost 40. Leave without pay for amalgamated contributors 41. Interest and contributions paid for taxation 42. Contributors' accounts 43. Deductions against contributors' accounts for death and disability cover Division 4 - Lump sum benefits 44. Interpretation of Division 4 45. Calculation of prospective service for contributors employed otherwise than full-time 46. Adjustment of service and salary for contributors employed otherwise than full-time 47. Benefit on early retirement of contributors 48. Benefit on redundancy or compulsory retirement 49. Savings for entitlements of certain contributors under Retirement Benefits Act 1982 50. Benefit for full benefits contributors on death or retirement due to total and permanent incapacity 51. Benefit for limited benefits contributors on death or retirement due to total and permanent incapacity 52. Benefit payable on resignation or dismissal of contributors 53. Benefit payable on death or retirement after retirement age 54. Preservation of contributions 55. Minimum benefit for 2.5% contributors and amalgamated contributors 56. Supplemental lump sum benefit payable in certain cases Division 5 - Interim pensions 57. Interim invalidity pensions 58. Interim pensions for surviving partners Division 6 - Prescribed arrangements 59. Declaration of prescribed arrangement 60. Application of prescribed arrangements to contributors PART 6 - Powers and Duties of Board Division 1 - Investment accounts 61. Member investment options 62. Establishment of investment accounts 63. Payment of voluntary contributions and spouse contributions into investment account 64. Payment of additional employer contributions to investment account 65. Inward portability 66. Additional death and permanent incapacity cover Division 2 - Compulsory preservation accounts and allocated pension accounts 67. Establishment of compulsory preservation accounts 68. Allocated pension accounts 69. Deductions allowed against investment accounts and allocated pension accounts Division 3 - Payment of benefits 70. Time and manner of benefit payments 71. Release of preserved benefits 72. Early release of benefits 73. Payment where beneficiary incapable 74. Payment where beneficiary bankrupt 75. Unclaimed benefits Division 4 - Overdue contributions and overpayment of pensions 76. Recovery of overdue contributions and payments 77. Overpayment of pensions or benefits Division 5 - Invalidity of contributors 78. Question of invalidity to be determined by Board PART 7 - Pensions 79. Conversion of lump sum benefits to pensions 80. Pension conversion factors 81. Pensions payable to surviving partners 82. Half-yearly adjustments to pensions 83. Duration of pensions 84. Time and manner of payment of pensions 85. Reduction or suspension of invalidity pensions in certain cases 86. Right of certain pensioners to commute pensions to lump sum 87. Amounts of pensions to be rounded off PART 8 - Taxation, Preservation and Payment of Lump Sum and Pension Benefit Entitlements 88. Calculation of notional contributions surcharge amounts 89. Provision of information 90. When benefit entitlements become payable 91. Benefit entitlements subject to taxation 92. Provision of certain information by Board 93. Establishment of surchargeable contributions debt account 94. Right of members to pay into surchargeable contributions debt accounts 95. Reduction of benefit entitlements PART 9 - Family Law (Splitting of Superannuation Interests) 96. Interpretation of Part 9 97. Application of Part 9 98. Objects of Part 9 99. Duty of Board to give effect to splitting instruments under Family Law Act 100. Accounts for non-member spouse 101. Commutation of pension on death of non-member spouses 102. Effect of benefit under splitting instruments 103. Fees for administration of Part 9 104. Provision of information by Board PART 10 - Financial 105. Cost of administration 106. Determination of employer component of benefits 107. Payments to Fund by Minister and prescribed authorities 108. Payments to Fund in respect of benefits reduced under Part 8 109. Provision for certain State authorities 110. Provision for payments by the State 111. Apportionment of employer liability 112. Fixing of interest rates 113. Income distributions for investment options PART 11 - Discretionary Powers of Board Division 1 - Reduction in salary 114. Interpretation of Division 1 115. Reduction in salary of certain contributors 116. Reduction in salary of amalgamated contributors Division 2 - Miscellaneous powers of Board 117. Determination of questions arising under regulations 118. Power of Board to determine invalidity 119. Broken service 120. Medical examinations for entitlement to full benefits 121. Medical examinations for invalidity pensioners 122. False and misleading information 123. Power of Board to reinstate lost rights 124. Power of Board to grant pensions or lump sums not in accordance with regulations PART 12 - Review of Board's Decisions 125. Board not subject to direction 126. Statutory hearing 127. Right to apply to Supreme Court for declaration as to validity 128. Appeal against decisions, determinations or orders of Board PART 13 - Miscellaneous and Supplemental 129. Pensions and benefits not assignable 130. Payment of benefits on death of RBF member 131. Duties of responsible officers and Board to provide information 132. Contributors seconded to Commonwealth, another State, a Territory or private sector 133. Pensions and benefits not office of profit under Crown 134. Proof of service of notices and documents 135. Applications for pensions and lump sum payments 136. Power of Board to seek further information 137. Power of Board to withhold payment of benefits 138. Savings and transitional provisions 139. Statutory Rules rescinded SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE 4 SCHEDULE 5 SCHEDULE 6[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]