Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment Regulations 2004 (No. 2) (84 of 2004)

Schedule 1   Amendments

[3]   Regulation 5.08

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(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to an amount of a member's minimum benefits in an accumulation fund if:

(a) the amount is attributable only to employer contributions (other than mandated employer contributions); and

(b) there is a written agreement between the member of the fund and the member's employer that:

(i) was entered into before the commencement of this subparagraph; and

(ii) requires the employer to make the employer contributions (other than mandated employer contributions) to the fund for the benefit of the member; and

(iii) specifies that if the member's employment with the employer ends at or after the end of a period specified in the agreement, the employee is entitled to all of the amount; and

(iv) specifies that if the member's employment with the employer ends before the end of the specified period, the member is entitled only to a proportion of the amount; and

(c) the member's employment has ended before the end of the period mentioned in subparagraph (b) (iii).

(3) In addition to subregulation (1), a trustee of an accumulation fund may allow an amount of a member's minimum benefits in the fund to be cashed as benefits of the member if:

(a) the cashing of the benefits is for the purpose of the member's temporary incapacity; and

(b) the amount:

(i) is not attributable to the member's member-financed benefits; and

(ii) is not attributable to the member's mandated employer-financed benefits.


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