South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations8—Procedure for payment of pension to non-member spouse (section 17I of
Act)
For the purposes of section 17I(4) of the Act, if the interest of a non-member
spouse following service of a splitting instrument is a pension, and the
non-member spouse has not directed that the pension be commuted to a lump sum,
the following provisions apply:
(a) the
Treasurer must—
(i)
split the relevant pension within 14 days of receipt of
the splitting instrument; and
(ii)
advise the non-member spouse of the value of the interest
and the basis of any adjustments that have been, or will be, applied to the
interest;
(b) the
non-member spouse must, before the Treasurer can commence payment of the
pension—
(i)
advise the Treasurer of their name, address, date of
birth and bank account details; and
(ii)
provide any other relevant information at the request of
the Treasurer (including documents verifying the non-member spouse's personal
details).