sec.16Reduction of pension payable if other relevant entitlement

sec.16 Reduction of pension payable if other relevant entitlement

This section applies if— a pension would, apart from this section, be payable to a former Governor for a financial year; and a relevant entitlement is payable to the former Governor for the financial year. If the amount of the relevant entitlement for the financial year is— less than the amount of the pension that would be payable for the financial year, the amount of the pension that would be payable must be reduced for the financial year by the amount of the relevant entitlement; or the same as or more than the amount of the pension that would be payable for the financial year, a pension is not payable for the financial year. In this section— relevant entitlement means a pension or retiring allowance payable, whether under a law or otherwise, out of moneys wholly or partially provided by the State, the Commonwealth or another State in relation to a remunerative activity undertaken by a former Governor before the person held the office, and does not include an amount payable by way of pension, benefit or allowance under— the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (Cwlth) ; or the Social Security Act 1991 (Cwlth) ; or another Act of the State, the Commonwealth or another State that is prescribed under a regulation for this section. (sec.16-ssec.1) This section applies if— a pension would, apart from this section, be payable to a former Governor for a financial year; and a relevant entitlement is payable to the former Governor for the financial year. (sec.16-ssec.2) If the amount of the relevant entitlement for the financial year is— less than the amount of the pension that would be payable for the financial year, the amount of the pension that would be payable must be reduced for the financial year by the amount of the relevant entitlement; or the same as or more than the amount of the pension that would be payable for the financial year, a pension is not payable for the financial year. (sec.16-ssec.3) In this section— relevant entitlement means a pension or retiring allowance payable, whether under a law or otherwise, out of moneys wholly or partially provided by the State, the Commonwealth or another State in relation to a remunerative activity undertaken by a former Governor before the person held the office, and does not include an amount payable by way of pension, benefit or allowance under— the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (Cwlth) ; or the Social Security Act 1991 (Cwlth) ; or another Act of the State, the Commonwealth or another State that is prescribed under a regulation for this section.

• (a) a pension would, apart from this section, be payable to a former Governor for a financial year; and
• (b) a relevant entitlement is payable to the former Governor for the financial year.
• (a) less than the amount of the pension that would be payable for the financial year, the amount of the pension that would be payable must be reduced for the financial year by the amount of the relevant entitlement; or