SCHEDULE 4—Scales of Pensions, Allowances and Gratuities 89
ENDNOTES 102
General Information 102
Table of Amendments 103
Explanatory Details 120
Version No.162
Police Regulation (Pensions) Act 1958
No. 6338 of 1958
Version incorporating amendments as at
An Act to consolidate the Law relating to the Police Force in Victoria.
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say):
S. 1
amended by Nos 6957
s. 4(1)(a), 7081
s. 15(2)(a)(b), 10250 s. 20, 81/2013 s. 278.
1 Short title and commencement
This Act may be cited as the Police Regulation (Pensions) Act 1958, and shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation of the Governor in Council published in the Government Gazette.
S. 2
amended by No. 10087 s. 3(1)(Sch. 1 item 182), repealed by No. 35/1993
s. 4.
No. 3750 s. 3.
S. 3
amended by No. 120/1994
s. 7(1).
3 Definitions
(1) In this Act unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter—
S. 3(1) def. of agency photograph inserted by No. 52/2007 s. 4(1), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of Appeals Board inserted by No. 61/1999 s. 4(b), repealed by No. 77/2012 s. 4(b).
s. 3
S. 3(1) def. of appointed member inserted by No. 30/1999 s. 4, repealed by No. 61/1999 s. 4(a).
S. 3(1) def. of authorised media organisation inserted by No. 52/2007 s. 4(1), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of Chief Commis-sioner inserted by No. 81/2013 s. 279(1).
Chief Commissioner means the Chief Commissioner of Police appointed under section 17 of the Victoria Police Act 2013;
S. 3(1) def. of chief executive inserted by No. 34/2008 s. 133, repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of inserted by No. 77/2012 s. 4(a), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
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directed transfer
S. 3(1) def. of Director inserted by No. 63/2004 s. 4(1)(a), amended by No. 34/2008 s. 142(1)(a), repealed by No. 13/2012 s. 11(1)(a).
s. 3
S. 3(1) def. of domestic partner inserted by No. 40/2010 s. 26(1)(a).
domestic partner of a person means—
(a) a person who is, or was at the time of the person's death, in a registered domestic relationship with the person; or
(b) a person to whom the person is not married but with whom, in the opinion of the ESS Board, the person is, or was at the time of the person's death, living as a couple on a genuine domestic basis (irrespective of gender);
S. 3(1) def. of ESS Board inserted by No. 120/1994
s. 6(1)(a).
ESS Board means the Emergency Services Superannuation Board established under the Emergency Services Superannuation Act 1986;
S. 3(1) def. of former member of police personnel inserted by No. 52/2007 s. 4(1), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of IBAC inserted by No. 13/2012 s. 11(1)(b), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of IBAC Officer inserted by No. 13/2012 s. 11(1)(b), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of insolvent under administration inserted by No. 61/1999 s. 4(b), repealed by No. 4/2008 s. 32(Sch. item 24).
s. 3
S. 3(1) def. of journalism organisation inserted by No. 52/2007 s. 4(1), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of law enforcement agency inserted by No. 52/2007 s. 4(1), amended by Nos 13/2012 s. 11(1)(c), 82/2012 s. 164(a), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of legal practitioner inserted by No. 61/1999 s. 4(b), substituted by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 83), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
s. 3
S. 3(1) def. of media organisation inserted by No. 52/2007 s. 4(1), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of member of police personnel inserted by No. 52/2007 s. 4(1), amended by No. 85/2012 s. 124(a), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of member of staff of the Office of Police Integrity inserted by No. 63/2004 s. 4(1)(a), substituted by No. 34/2008 s. 142(1)(c), repealed by No. 13/2012 s. 11(1)(a).
the force means officers and other members of the police force of Victoria whether employed upon land or upon water;
s. 3
member of the force shall apply to every person (whether male or female) employed in the force;
S. 3(1) def. of Office of Police Integrity inserted by No. 63/2004 s. 4(1)(a), amended by No. 34/2008 s. 142(1)(b), repealed by No. 13/2012 s. 11(1)(a).
S. 3(1) def. of Ombudsman inserted by No. 32/2004 s. 9(1), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
Part means Part of this Act;
S. 3(1) def. of partner inserted by No. 40/2010 s. 26(1)(a).
partner of a person means the person's spouse or domestic partner;
S. 3(1) def. of Police Board inserted by No. 72/1992
s. 4, repealed by No. 61/1999 s. 4(a).
S. 3(1) def. of police force of another jurisdiction inserted by No. 77/2012 s. 4(a), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of police gaol inserted by No. 79/2004 s. 74, repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of Police Ombudsman inserted by No. 32/2004 s. 9(1), repealed by No. 63/2004 s. 4(1)(b).
s. 3
S. 3(1) def. of Police Profession Register inserted by No. 77/2012 s. 4(a), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of police reservist inserted by No. 77/2012 s. 4(a), substituted by No. 81/2013 s. 279(2).
police reservist means a person who held office as a police reservist under Part VI immediately before the commencement of section 282 of the Victoria Police Act 2013;
S. 3(1) def. of prison inserted by No. 79/2004 s. 74, substituted by No. 48/2006 s. 42(Sch. item 28), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of Professional Standards Division inserted by No. 77/2012 s. 4(a), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of professional standards function inserted by No. 77/2012 s. 4(a), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
s. 3
S. 3(1) def. of protected disclosure complaint inserted by No. 85/2012 s. 124(b), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of protective services officer inserted by No. 77/2012 s. 4(a), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of PRS Board inserted by No. 77/2012 s. 4(a), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
s. 3
S. 3(1) def. of PRS Board officer inserted by No. 77/2012 s. 4(a), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of public authority inserted by No. 34/2008 s. 133, repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of public officer inserted by No. 34/2008 s. 133, repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of Registration Division inserted by No. 77/2012 s. 4(a), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
s. 3
S. 3(1) def. of registration function inserted by No. 77/2012 s. 4(a), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of Review Division inserted by No. 77/2012 s. 4(a), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of review function inserted by No. 77/2012 s. 4(a), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(1) def. of Scheme inserted by No. 120/1994 s. 6(1)(a).
Scheme means the Emergency Services Superannuation Scheme established under the Emergency Services Superannuation Act 1986;
S. 3(1) def. of Special Investigations Monitor inserted by No. 79/2004 s. 74, repealed by No. 82/2012 s. 164(b).
s. 3
S. 3(1) def. of spouse inserted by No. 8722
s. 2(a), substituted by Nos 120/1994
s. 6(1)(b), 40/2010 s. 26(1)(b), amended by No. 82/2012 s. 164(c).
spouse of a person means the person to whom the person is, or was at the time of the person's death, married.
S. 3(1) def. of Victorian Inspectorate inserted by No. 82/2012 s. 164(d), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 279(3).
S. 3(2) inserted by No. 120/1994
s. 7(2).
(2) In this Act (other than in sections 59 and 62)—
(a) words importing the feminine gender include the masculine gender; and
(b) words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender.
S. 3(3) inserted by No. 120/1994
s. 7(2), amended by No. 40/2010 s. 26(2).
(3) Without limiting the generality of subsection (2), in this Act (other than in sections 59 and 62) a reference to "his widow" is to be construed as a reference to "his or her partner" where the member of the force or pensioner is deceased and other parts of speech and grammatical forms of "widow" are to be construed as having a corresponding meaning.
S. 3(4) inserted by No. 52/2007
s. 4(2), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280(4).
S. 3(5) inserted by No. 40/2010 s. 26(3).
(5) For the purposes of the definition of domestic partner in subsection (1)—
(a) registered domestic relationship has the same meaning as in the Relationships Act 2008; and
s. 3
(b) in determining whether persons who are not or were not in a registered domestic relationship are or were domestic partners of each other, all the circumstances of their relationship are to be taken into account, including any one or more of the matters referred to in section 35(2) of the Relationships Act 2008 as may be relevant in a particular case.
Pt 1 (Heading) substituted by No. 7081
s. 15(3).
Part I—Appointments and Retirements
s. 4
S. 4 amended by Nos 6957 s. 2(a),
8097 s. 2,
8179 s. 3(a), 8487 s. 2,
9066 s. 2(a),
9527 s. 2,
9646 s. 2(1), 9906 s. 2,
10031 s. 4, 10250 s. 4(1), 15/1989 s. 4, 72/1992 s. 5, 35/1993 s. 5, 73/1996 s. 64, 30/1999 s. 5, 52/2003 s. 52(Sch. 1 item 9), 35/2012 s. 8, repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280.
S. 4AA inserted by No. 73/1996 s. 65, repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280.
S. 4AB inserted by No. 30/1999 s. 6, repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280.
S. 4A
inserted by No. 72/1992 s. 6, repealed by No. 61/1999 s. 5.
S. 4B
s. 6, amended by No. 30/1999 s. 7, repealed by No. 61/1999 s. 5.
S. 4C
s. 6, repealed by No. 61/1999 s. 5.
s. 4B
S. 4D
s. 6, substituted by No. 30/1999 s. 8, repealed by No. 61/1999 s. 5.
S. 4E
s. 6,
amended by Nos 26/1997 s. 48(a), 46/1998
s. 7(Sch. 1), repealed by No. 61/1999 s. 5.
S. 4F
s. 6, amended by No. 30/1999 s. 9, repealed by No. 61/1999 s. 5.
S. 4G
s. 6, repealed by No. 61/1999 s. 5.
S. 5
amended by Nos 11/1992 s. 4, 35/2012
s. 9, repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280.
s. 4G
S. 6 substituted by No. 6957
s. 2(b), amended by Nos 9066 s. 2(b),
10250 s. 5(1), 15/1989 s. 5, 30/1999 s. 10(1)(2), 77/2012 s. 5(1), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280.
S. 6A inserted by No. 6570 s. 2, amended by No. 10250 s. 5(2), substituted by No. 15/1989 s. 6, amended by Nos 26/1997 s. 48(a), 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), 30/1999 s. 10(3), 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch. 3 item 158.1), 87/2005 s. 13, 52/2007 s. 5, 1/2010 s. 107, 29/2011 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 73), 77/2012 s. 5(2), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280.
Nos 3750 s. 8, 4592 s. 5(2).
7 Medical Board
S. 7(1) amended by Nos 23/1994
s. 118 (Sch. 1 item 43.1), 97/2005 s. 182(Sch. item 40.1), 13/2010 s. 51(Sch. item 42.1).
s. 7
(1) The Governor in Council may from time to time appoint three persons registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student) as a Board hereinafter designated the Medical Board for the purpose of examining the members of the force at such periods as the regulations for the time being in force may require; and the Governor in Council may from time to time remove any member of such Board, and appoint another in his stead.
(2) Any two members of such Board shall form a quorum and shall have and may exercise and perform all or any of the powers and duties of such Board.
S. 8
amended by Nos 6957
s. 2(c)(d), 8179 s. 3(b)(c), 8745
s. 2, substituted by Nos 9906 s. 3, 10250 s. 4(2), 42/1990 s. 4(1), amended by Nos 30/1999 s. 11(1), 77/2012 s. 6, 73/2013 s. 98, repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280.
S. 8AA inserted by No. 42/1990
s. 4(1), amended by Nos 72/1992
s. 7, 35/1993
s. 6, 23/1996
s. 3, 30/1999 s. 11(2), 61/1999 s. 6(1),
9/2001 s. 4, repealed by No. 77/2012 s. 7.
s. 7
S. 8AB inserted by No. 42/1990 s. 4(1), amended by Nos 23/1996 s. 4, 30/1999 s. 11(3), 77/2012 s. 8, repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280.
S. 8AC inserted by No. 77/2012
s. 9, repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280.
S. 8A
inserted by No. 10250
s. 6, amended by Nos 11/1992 s. 5, 67/2007 s. 3, repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280.
S. 9
amended by No. 6957
s. 2(e)(i)(ii), repealed by No. 42/1990
s. 12(1)(a), new s. 9 inserted by No. 77/2012 s. 10, repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280.
S. 9A
inserted by No. 77/2012
s. 10, repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280.
s. 8AC
S. 10 repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280.
S. 11 amended by No. 77/2012 s. 11, repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280.
S. 12
repealed by No. 42/1990 s. 12(2).
S. 13 amended by Nos 8179 s. 3(d), 9527 s. 3, 9902 s. 2(1)(Sch. item 204), 10250 s. 7, 15/1989 s. 7(1)(a)(b), 57/1989
s. 3(Sch. item 156.1), 30/1999 s. 12(a), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280.
s. 12
S. 14 amended by Nos 8097 s. 3, 15/1989 s. 8(1), 42/1990 s. 8(a), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280.
Ss 15, 16 repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280.
S. 16A inserted by No. 7081
s. 15(1), amended by Nos 7142 s. 2(Sch.), 8179
s. 3(e)(i)-(iii), 9460 s. 4(a), 10258 s. 7(1)(a)–(c), 50/1988
s. 93(2)(Sch. 2 Pt 2 item 45), substituted by No. 42/1995
s. 224(Sch. 2 item 30).
16A Right to early retirement
s. 16A
S. 16A(1) repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280.
(2) Any member of the force who becomes an officer within the meaning of the State Superannuation Act 1988 shall be entitled to elect to retire upon attaining the age of 50 years or at any time thereafter.
S. 16B inserted by No. 9646 s. 3, amended by Nos 50/1988 s. 93(2)(Sch. 2 Pt 2 item 45), 23/1994
s. 118(Sch. 1 item 43.2), substituted by No. 26/1997
s. 39, amended by Nos 97/2005 s. 182(Sch. item 40.2), 13/2010 s. 51(Sch. item 42.2), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280.
S. 16C inserted by No. 77/2012 s. 12, repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 280.
Pt 2 (Heading and ss 17–20) amended by Nos 6833 s. 2, 7876 s. 2(3), 8179 s. 3(f)–(h), 10250 s. 8, 10257 s. 91, 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. items 156.2–156.4), 42/1990 ss 5, 12(2), 30/1999 s. 12(b), 77/2008 s. 129(Sch. 2 item 19), repealed by No. 81/2013 s. 281.
s. 16C
Pt 3 (Heading) amended by No. 7081
s. 15(4).
Part III—Superannuation Gratuities Pensions Allowances and Funds