Commonwealth Numbered Acts

DEFENCE FORCE (PAPUA NEW GUINEA) RETIREMENT BENEFITS ACT 1973 No. 86 of 1973 - SECT 7

7. (1) Benefits are, and shall be deemed to have been, payable to or in
respect of a person who retired or died within the period commencing on 1st
January, 1972, and ending on the commencement of this Act as if this Act had
come into operation on that date.

(2) For the purposes of the application of this Act in pursuance of
sub-section (1) in respect of a person who, being a polygamous husband within
the meaning of section 5, died within the period referred to in sub-section
(1) of this section, sub-section (7) of that section applies as if the
reference in sub-section (7) to the designated wife of that person were a
reference to the woman, if any, who, according to the records of the Service,
was recognized by the Service Board as being the wife of that person at the
time of his death.

(3) Where-

   (a)  but for this sub-section, benefits would be payable in pursuance of
        this section to or in respect of a person; and

   (b)  an amount that had been standing to the credit of the pay account of
        that person by virtue of sub-regulation 8 (4) of the Naval Forces
        (Papua and New Guinea Division) Regulations or sub-regulation 9 (6) of
        the Military Financial (Pacific Islanders) Regulations was paid out
        before the commencement of this Act, benefits are not payable to or in
        respect of that person until arrangement has been made, to the
        satisfaction of the Board, for the payment of that amount to the Fund
        in such manner, and within such time, as the Board approves.