Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A * superannuation lump sum you receive is not assessable income and is not * exempt income if:
(a) you receive it in consequence of:
(i) the termination of your employment as an employee, or as the holder of an office, in a foreign country; or
(ii) the termination of your engagement on qualifying service on an approved project (within the meaning of section 23AF of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 ), in relation to a foreign country; and
(b) it relates only to the period of that employment, holding of office, or engagement; and
(c) you were an Australian resident during the period of the employment, holding of office or engagement; and
(d) you receive the lump sum within 6 months after the termination; and
(e) the lump sum is not exempt from taxation under the law of the foreign country; and
(f) for a period of employment or holding an office--your foreign earnings from the employment or office are exempt from income tax under section 23AG of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 ; and
(g) for a period of engagement on qualifying service on an approved project--your eligible foreign remuneration from the service is exempt from income tax under section 23AF of that Act.
Note: If you received the lump sum after that period of 6 months, the lump sum will fall within section 305 - 70.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), treat the termination of employment, holding of office, or engagement as including:
(a) retirement from the employment, office or engagement; and
(b) cessation of the employment, office or engagement because of death.