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SUPERANNUATION INDUSTRY (SUPERVISION) REGULATIONS 1994 - REG 5.06

Certain benefits rolled over or transferred to regulated superannuation funds taken to be minimum benefits

  (1)   Subject to this regulation, the following benefits are taken to be minimum benefits in a regulated superannuation fund:

  (a)   benefits rolled over or transferred to the regulated superannuation fund;

  (b)   benefits allotted under Division   6.7 to an interest in the regulated superannuation fund held by, or created for, a receiving spouse.

  (2)   If:

  (a)   at least 1 year has elapsed since the fund received the benefits; and

  (b)   the trustee:

  (i)   is satisfied that the benefits are not in fact minimum benefits; and

  (ii)   decides not to continue to treat the benefits as minimum benefits;

subregulation   (1) ceases to apply to the benefits.

  (3)   If:

  (a)   less than 1 year has elapsed since the fund received the benefits; and

  (b)   the trustee is satisfied that the benefits are not in fact minimum benefits;

subregulation   (1) ceases to apply to the benefits.

  (4)   If benefits that have been rolled over or transferred to a regulated superannuation fund are taken under this regulation to be minimum benefits, the amount of the minimum benefits as at any time is the sum of:

  (a)   the benefits rolled over or transferred to the fund; and

  (b)   the investment earnings on those benefits down to that time;

less the costs applicable to those benefits down to that time.

  (5)   The trustee has power to make a decision of the kind mentioned in subparagraph   (2)(b)(ii) despite anything in the governing rules of the fund.

  (6)   In this regulation:

"benefits" means benefits other than benefits rolled over or transferred to a regulated superannuation fund from an RSA.



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