Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SUPERANNUATION ACT 1976 No. 31, 1976 - SECT 91

91. (1) Where the spouse of a deceased eligible employee is entitled to
spouse's additional pension by virtue of section 89, then, subject to
sub-section 92 (2), the annual rate of that pension is-

   (a)  an amount per annum equal to the amount (in this section referred to
        as
the ''base amount'') that is the product of the accumulated contributions of
the deceased eligible employee and such factor as is applicable in accordance
with regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph; or

   (b)  if the rate ascertained in accordance with paragraph (a) is greater
        than 13.4 per centum of the final annual rate of salary of the
        deceased eligible employee-13.4 per centum of that
        final annual rate of salary.

(2) Where the base amount is greater than an amount (in this sub-section
referred to as the ''maximum amount'') equal to 13.4 per centum of the amount
per annum that is the final annual rate of salary of a deceased eligible
employee, there shall be paid to the spouse of that eligible employee a lump
sum benefit equal to the amount by which the accumulated contributions of the
deceased eligible employee exceed an amount ascertained by dividing the
maximum amount by the factor referred to in paragraph (1) (a).