Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Where:
(a) a contributor dies before retirement or the entitlement of a contributor to pension on his retirement is suspended by virtue of subsection (1) of section 48C and he dies before the suspension ceases; and
(b) pension is not payable under this Act upon his or her death to the widow or widower of the contributor or to any child;
there shall be paid to the personal representatives of the contributor, or, if there are no such personal representatives, to such persons, if any, as the Board determines, an amount equal to the amount of the contributions paid by the contributor.
(2) This section does not apply in respect of a contributor who, on or after 1 July 1976, dies before retirement.
(3) On and after 1 July 1976, the reference in subsection (1) to the Board shall be read as including a reference to the Commissioner for Superannuation.