Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SUPERANNUATION ACT 1976 No. 31, 1976 - SECT 92

92. (1) The spouse of a deceased eligible employee who becomes entitled to
spouse's additional pension by virtue of section 89 may, not later than 3
months after becoming so entitled, make, by notice in writing to the
Commissioner, an election to commute that pension into a lump sum benefit
payable to her.

(2) Where a spouse makes an election under sub-section (1) to commute her
spouse's additional pension, there shall be paid to the spouse a lump sum
benefit equal to the accumulated contributions of the deceased eligible
employee and the spouse is not entitled to the pension.

(3) Where a lump sum benefit is payable under sub-section 91 (2) to a spouse
who makes an election under this section, sub-section (2) of this section has
effect in relation to the spouse as if the reference in that sub-section to
the accumulated contributions of the deceased eligible employee were a
reference to the amount of those contributions reduced by the amount of the
lump sum benefit payable under sub-section 91 (2).