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Judges' Contributory Pensions Act 1968
11Commutation of pension to lump sum to pay surcharge liability
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### 11 Commutation of pension to lump sum to pay surcharge liability
> [*\[Section 11 Inserted by No. 18 of 1999, s. 15, Applied:14 May 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-05-14/act-1999-018#GS15@EN)
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> > (1) On retirement, a person to whom this Act applies, by notice in writing to the Minister, may elect to commute sufficient of his or her pension under this Act to a lump sum payment in order to discharge his or her surcharge liability.
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> > (2) On receipt of the notice, the Minister must commute sufficient of the person's pension to a lump sum payment and pay it to that person to enable that person to discharge his or her surcharge liability.
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> > (3) [*\[Section 11 Subsection (3) amended by No. 54 of 2016, s. 59, Applied:31 Mar 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-03-31/act-2016-054#GS59@EN) The Minister must determine the lump sum in accordance with the appropriate age, marital and gender factors specified for a pension in force under the [Public Sector Superannuation Reform Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2016-011) .