Judges (Long Leave Payments) Act 1979

On:

the retirement of a Judge after having completed at least 10 years’ service as a Judge; or

the death of a Judge, whether or not he or she has completed 10 years’ service as a Judge;

an amount calculated in accordance with subsection (2) is payable in accordance with this Act.

The amount payable under subsection (1) in respect of a Judge is an amount equal to the judicial salary of the Judge for:

a period of 52 weeks; or

a period of weeks calculated at the rate of 5.2 weeks for each completed year of the Judge’s qualifying service;

whichever is the lesser period.

Where:

a Judge (not being a Judge to whom subsection (1) applies) is to cease to hold office as a Judge upon attaining a particular age, and the Judge ceases to be a Judge upon attaining that age; and

at the time of the Judge’s so ceasing, the period of his or her service as a Judge was not less than 6 years;

an amount calculated in accordance with subsection (2C) is payable in accordance with this Act.

Where:

a Judge (not being a Judge to whom subsection (1) applies) retires; and

the Attorney‑General certifies under section 6 of the Judges’ Pensions Act 1968 that the retirement is due to permanent disability or infirmity;

an amount calculated in accordance with subsection (2C) is payable in accordance with this Act.

The amount payable under subsection (2A) or (2B) in respect of a Judge is an amount equal to the judicial salary of the Judge for a period of weeks calculated at the rate of 5.2 weeks for each completed year of the Judge’s qualifying service.

In this section:

qualifying service, in relation to a Judge, means the period of his or her service as a Judge, other than any period of such service in respect of which the Judge has taken long leave or has been paid in lieu of such leave.

service as a Judge, in relation to a Judge, means the period that is to be regarded, in relation to the Judge, as service as a Judge for the purposes of section 6 of the Judges’ Pensions Act 1968.