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1994 No. 57 SUPERANNUATION INDUSTRY (SUPERVISION) REGULATIONS - REG 4.02

Covenants in governing rules of a superannuation entity-beneficiary investment choice
4.02. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 52 (4) (b) of the Act, the
circumstances in which a direction of the kind referred to in that paragraph
(other than a subsequent direction of that kind) may be given are:

   (a)  in the case of a direction by a specified beneficiary who is, or a
        class of specified beneficiaries each of whom is, a standard
        employer-sponsored member-the circumstances stated in subregulations
        (2) and (3); and

   (b)  in any other case-the circumstances stated in subregulation (2).

(2) For the purposes of paragraphs (1) (a) and (b), the following
circumstances are stated, namely that:

   (a)  the trustee gives to the beneficiary, or to each member of the class
        of beneficiaries, a choice of 2 or more investment strategies from
        which the beneficiary, or class of beneficiaries, may choose a
        strategy or combination of strategies; and

   (b)  the beneficiary, or each member of the class of beneficiaries, is
        given:

        (i)    the investment objectives of each of the strategies mentioned
               in paragraph (a); and

        (ii)   all information the trustee reasonably believes a person would
               reasonably need for the purpose of understanding the effect of,
               and any risk involved in, each of those strategies; and

   (c)  the beneficiary, or each member of the class of beneficiaries, is
        fully informed of the range of directions that can be given and the
        circumstances in which they can be changed; and

   (d)  the direction is given after compliance with the above paragraphs, and
        the direction specifies:

        (i)    which of the strategies or which combination of strategies
               referred to in paragraph (a) is to be followed in relation to
               investments of the beneficiary's, or class of beneficiaries',
               interest in the fund; and

        (ii)   where applicable, matters related to the choice referred to in
               that paragraph. (Example: A strategy could allow the
               beneficiary, or class of beneficiaries, a choice in exposure to
               certain classes of asset. The beneficiary may choose 60%in
               fixed interest loans and 40% in shares and the choice of the
               level of
exposure to the class of assets would be a "matter" mentioned in subparagraph
(ii).)

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1) (a), the following circumstance is
stated, namely that the trustee clearly identifies to the beneficiary, or to
each member of the class of beneficiaries, when giving to him, her or them a
choice of 2 or more investment strategies in accordance with paragraph (2)
(a), the strategy the trustee will adopt if no direction is given.

(4) Subregulation (3) does not apply in relation to a beneficiary or a member
of a class of beneficiaries if it is a condition of membership for the
beneficiary to choose a strategy or combination of strategies.

(5) For the purposes of paragraph 52 (4) (b) of the Act, the circumstances in
which a direction of the kind referred to in that paragraph, if it is a
subsequent direction of that kind, may be given are that:

   (a)  the beneficiary, or each member of the class of beneficiaries, is
        given all information the trustee reasonably believes a person would
        reasonably need for the purpose of understanding the effect of, and
        any risk involved in, the subsequent direction; and

   (b)  the subsequent direction is given after compliance with paragraph (a),
        and relates to the strategy to be followed in relation to the
        investment of the interest in the fund of the beneficiary or class of
        beneficiaries. 


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