Section 23B - Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1971 - Pension for children

23BPension for children

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23B Pension for children

(1) In this section—

child means a child—

(a) who has not attained the age of 18 years, or

(b) who has attained the age of 18 years but has not attained the age of 25 years and who is receiving full-time education from a school, college or university approved by the trustees.

current basic salary means—

(a) in relation to a deceased member or former member who last served as a member in the Legislative Council—the salary payable from time to time to a member of the Legislative Council (other than a Minister of the Crown or a recognised office holder within the meaning of the Parliamentary Remuneration Tribunal Act 1975 and other than a recognised office holder within the meaning of the Parliamentary Remuneration Act 1989) and expressed at an annual rate, or

(b) in relation to a deceased member or former member who last served as a member in the Legislative Assembly—the salary payable from time to time to a member of the Legislative Assembly (other than a Minister of the Crown or a recognised office holder within the meaning of the Parliamentary Remuneration Tribunal Act 1975 and other than a recognised office holder within the meaning of the Parliamentary Remuneration Act 1989) and expressed at an annual rate.

dependent child of a deceased member or former member means—

(a) a child of a deceased member or former member, or

(b) a child of a surviving spouse or de facto partner, or any former spouse or de facto partner, of the deceased member or former member,

being—

(c) a child who was, in the opinion of the trustees, wholly or substantially dependent on the deceased member immediately before his or her death or, as the case may be, wholly or substantially dependent on the deceased former member immediately before he or she last ceased to be a member, or

(d) a child of the deceased member who was conceived before but born after his or her death or, as the case may be, a child of the deceased former member who was conceived before but born after he or she last ceased to be a member.