His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and on the certificate of the Premier given in accordance with clause 1 of Schedule 23 to the Superannuation Act 1916, has made the following Regulation under that Act.
BOB CARR,Premier.
1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Superannuation (Integral Energy Australia) Transitional Regulation 1996.
2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on 19 August 1996.
3 Definitions
In this Regulation:complying superannuation fund means an entity that is a complying superannuation fund for the purposes of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.contributor means a contributor to the State Fund:(a) who, immediately before the transfer date, was employed with Integral Energy Australia, and(b) who has elected or has been required to transfer to employment with EDS (Australia) Pty Ltd on and from that date.election period means the period of 6 months beginning on the transfer date.exempt public sector superannuation scheme has the same meaning as in section 10 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.preserved benefit means a preserved benefit in the State Fund provided by Division 3A of Part 4 of the Act.State Fund means the State Superannuation Fund established under the Act.superannuation fund has the same meaning as in section 10 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.the Act means the Superannuation Act 1916.the STC means the SAS Trustee Corporation.transfer date means 19 August 1996.
4 Notes
The explanatory note and table of contents do not form part of this Regulation.
5 Application of Schedule 23 to the Act to contributors whose employment has been transferred from Integral Energy Australia to EDS (Australia) Pty Ltd
The transfer of contributors from employment with Integral Energy Australia to employment with EDS (Australia) Pty Ltd on the transfer date is declared to be a transfer of employment to which Schedule 23 to the Act applies.
6 Preservation of accrued benefit without transferring it to another superannuation fund
If a contributor, within the election period:(a) does not exercise the entitlement conferred by clause 3 of Schedule 23 to the Act, orthe benefit is to be preserved in accordance with Division 3A of Part 4 of the Act from and including the transfer date.(b) dies without having made an election,
7 Transfer of preserved benefit to another superannuation fund
(1) If:(a) a contributor who becomes entitled to be paid the actuarially calculated lump sum value of a preserved benefit in accordance with clause 3 (1) of Schedule 23 to the Act on ceasing to be a contributor exercises that entitlement during the election period, and(b) the contributor within that period nominates another superannuation fund to which the amount of the lump sum value is to be transferred, andthe STC is required to pay that amount to the other fund.(c) the STC is satisfied:(i) that the other fund is a complying superannuation fund or an exempt public sector superannuation scheme, and(ii) that the preserved benefit will be applied to the credit of the contributor in the other fund,(2) The payment must be made as soon as practicable after the contributor’s entitlement arises.