7AAmount of certain pensions

7A Amount of certain pensions

7A Amount of certain pensions

(1) In this section—

Commonwealth pension means—

(a) service pension payable under Division 5 of Part III of the Repatriation Act 1920 of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, as amended by subsequent Acts of that Parliament,

(b) age or invalid pension payable under Part III of the Social Services Consolidation Act 1947 of that Parliament, as so amended,

(c) widow’s pension payable under Part IV of the Social Services Consolidation Act 1947 of that Parliament, as so amended, or

(d) such other pension, or payment of a like nature, payable under a law of the Commonwealth, as may be prescribed.

prescribed superannuation allowance—

(a) in relation to a married retired member of the police force referred to in subsection (3) (a) who has not attained the age of 70 years, means—

(i) the maximum total superannuation allowance that, if received by that member, would not, under subsection (3) (a) (iii) (A), disqualify that member as a member to whom this section applies, or

(ii) superannuation allowance of $32 per fortnight,

whichever is the lesser superannuation allowance,

(b) in relation to a married retired member of the police force referred to in subsection (3) (a) who has attained the age of 70 years, means superannuation allowance of $32 per fortnight,

(c) in relation to spouses or de facto partners referred to in subsection (3) (b) who have not both attained the age of 70 years, means—

(i) the maximum total superannuation allowance that, if received by those spouses or de facto partners, would not, under subsection (3) (b) (iii), disqualify either of them as a member to whom this section applies, or

(ii) superannuation allowance of $32 per fortnight,

whichever is the lesser superannuation allowance,

(d) in relation to spouses or de facto partners referred to in subsection (3) (b) who have both attained the age of 70 years, means superannuation allowance of $32 per fortnight,