Queensland Consolidated Acts

JUDGES (PENSIONS AND LONG LEAVE) ACT 1957

- As at 28 February 2022 
- Act 38 of 1957 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Definitions
   2A.     Length of service if previously an acting judge or master in Queensland
   2AA.    Length of service if previously a judge in a court of the Commonwealth or another State
   2AB.    Length of service if previously CCC chairperson
   2AC.    Length of service if previously senior parole board member
   2B.     Salary of judges who died or retired before 1984 Amendment Act
   2BA.    Salary of District Court judge if previously CCC chairperson
   2BB.    Salary of District Court judge if previously president of the Parole Board Queensland

   PART 2 - PENSIONS AND OTHER ENTITLEMENTS

           Division 1 - General provisions

   2C.     Minimum benefit payable
   3.      Pension of judge retiring at 70
   4.      Pension of judge retiring voluntarily at or after age 60
   5.      Pension of judge retiring on account of ill health
   6.      (Repealed)
   7.      Pension of spouse on death of judge
   8.      Pension of spouse on death of retired judge
   8A.     Pension for children of deceased judge
   8B.     Election to take part of pension as a lump sum to meet surcharge liability
   8C.     Service in other jurisdictions not counted

           Division 2 - Provisions for agreements and court orders under Family Law Act

   9.      Definitions for div 2
   10.     Providing information
   11.     Agreement or court order—minimum benefit
   12.     Agreement or court order—pension
   13.     Agreement or court order—death of judge in office
   14.     Effect of agreement or court order on particular pensions
   14A.    Minister to inform entitled former spouse

   PART 3 - OTHER MATTERS

   15.     Leave of absence of judges
   15A.    Rate of accrual of entitlement relating to a judge to whom s 2AA applies if rate of accrual different to rate under s 15
   16.     What happens if judge removed from office
   17.     Payment of pensions etc.
   18.     Retired judge serving in judicial office
   18AA.   Retired judge appointed as CCC chairperson or senior parole board member
   18A.    Minister is manager for Commonwealth Act
   19.     Act subject to other Acts
   20.     Regulations

   PART 4 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1 - Provision for the Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995

   21.     Judges’ Pensions Act 1957 references

           Division 2 - Provision for the Judicial Remuneration Act 2007, schedule 1

   22.     Application of s 18
           SCHEDULE 1