Western Australian Current Regulations

STATE SUPERANNUATION REGULATIONS 2001 - REG 172

172 .         Retirement Income Members, who may be

        (1)         A person listed in subregulation (2) may apply to become a Retirement Income Member if he or she is entitled to —

            (a)         immediate payment of a lump sum benefit from another scheme or another superannuation fund; or

        [(b)         deleted]

            (ba)         an amount of a transfer benefit available for transfer under regulation 44B; or

            (c)         payment of a phased retirement benefit.

        (2)         A person may apply under subregulation (1) if he or she is —

            (a)         a Member; or

            (b)         a Pension Scheme Member or a Provident Scheme Member; or

            (c)         in receipt of, or entitled to receive, a pension under the Pension Scheme; or

            (d)         a former member; or

            (e)         a partner or former partner of a person mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d).

        [(3)         deleted]

        (4)         The Board is to accept an application under this regulation unless the Board considers that the applicant, if accepted as a Retirement Income Member, will not comply with regulation 175.

        [Regulation 172 inserted: Gazette 19 Mar 2003 p. 818-19; amended: Gazette 1 Dec 2004 p. 5714; 26 May 2006 p. 1919‑20; 13 Apr 2007 p. 1583; 6 Jun 2007 p. 2625; 10 Jan 2017 p. 153.]