57Regulations generally

57 Regulations generally

(1)  The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.

(2)  Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) , the regulations may provide –

(a) for the administration of subfunds –

(i) for members of Parliament first elected before 1 July 1999 and the widows, widowers and children of those members; and

(ii) any other subfund established by or under this Act; and

(b) [Section 57 Subsection (2) amended by No. 38 of 2020, Sched. 1, Applied:27 Nov 2020] for contributions to the Fund or a subfund to be made by the Minister which may be an appropriation of the Public Account; and

(c) [Section 57 Subsection (2) amended by No. 38 of 2020, Sched. 1, Applied:27 Nov 2020] for any entitlement of members of Parliament arising from ill-health or physical or mental incapacity to be determined by a committee consisting of the President of the Legislative Council, the Speaker of the House of Assembly and the Secretary of the responsible Department in relation to the Financial Management Act 2016 or his or her nominee; and

(d) for the procedure to be followed by the committee referred to in paragraph (c) ; and

(e) for the procedure to be followed in determining a dispute under this Act; and

(f) for the conferral of power on the Supreme Court to review any determination under this Act that is adverse to the interests of a person claiming to be entitled to a benefit under this Act and to make any declaration as to that entitlement as the Court considers appropriate.

(3)  Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) , the regulations may –

(a) provide that a person aggrieved by a decision of the Commission or of the committee referred to in subsection (2)(c) may, on payment of a prescribed fee, require the Commission, or the committee, respectively, to apply to the Supreme Court for a declaration as to the validity of the decision made by the Commission, or the committee, respectively; and