Family Law (Superannuation) (Methods and Factors for Valuing Particular Superannuation Interests) Amendment Approval 2006 (No. 2) (Cth)

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Family Law (Superannuation) (Methods and Factors for Valuing Particular Superannuation Interests) Amendment Approval 2006 (No. 2)

Family Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2001

I, PHILIP MAXWELL RUDDOCK, Attorney-General, make this Approval under regulations 38 and 43A of the Family Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2001.

Dated 10 April 2006

PHILIP RUDDOCK

Attorney-General


Contents

1Name of Approval   2

2Commencement   2

3Amendment of Family Law (Superannuation) (Methods and Factors for Valuing Particular Superannuation Interests) Approval 2003   2

Schedule 1Amendments   3


  1. Name of Approval

This Approval is the Family Law (Superannuation) (Methods and Factors for Valuing Particular Superannuation Interests) Amendment Approval 2006 (No. 2).

  1. Commencement

This Approval commences on the day after it is registered.

  1. Amendment of Family Law (Superannuation) (Methods and Factors for Valuing Particular Superannuation Interests) Approval 2003

Schedule 1 amends the Family Law (Superannuation) (Methods and Factors for Valuing Particular Superannuation Interests) Approval 2003.


Schedule 1        Amendments

(section 3)

[1]           Section 3, after definition of Regulations

insert

spouse has the meaning given by section 90MN of the Act.

Note   Spouse is defined in section 90 MN of the Act as a party to a marriage.

[2]           Schedule 2, after Part 1

insert

Part 5          New South Wales Police Superannuation Scheme

Division 5.1    Definitions

1              Definitions

(1)   In this Part:

age at entry means the age, in completed years, when a person became a contributor.

Police Superannuation Scheme means the superannuation scheme constituted by the PRS Act.

Police Superannuation Regulation means the Police Superannuation Regulation 2005 (NSW).

PRS Act means the Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act 1906 (NSW).

(2)   A reference in this Part to the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations being satisfied does not include a reference to the requirements of that Division being satisfied by making a payment of the kind mentioned in regulation 14H of the Regulations.

(3)   An expression used in this Part and in the PRS Act or in a provision of that Act has the same meaning in this Part as it has in the PRS Act or the provision of that Act.

Note 1   The following expressions are defined in subsection 1 (2) of the PRS Act:

·         attributed salary of office

·         contributor

·         executive officer

·         member of the police force

·         STC.

Note 2   Equivalent service ratio is defined in section 6 of the PRS Act.

Division 5.2    Interests in the growth phase

2              Method for interests in Police Superannuation Scheme

For an interest:

(a)    that is held by a member of the police force other than an executive officer who elected to make provision for a benefit in accordance with paragraph 5B (1) (b) of the PRS Act; and

(b)    that is in the growth phase in the Police Superannuation Scheme;

the method set out in the following table is approved for section 4 of this instrument.

Method

where:
AS, ESR, NEA, B and C have the meanings given by subclause 3 (1).
Fae,y+m has the meaning given by subclause 3 (2).
R is the reduction factor under clause 4.

3              Definition of terms and expressions

(1)   In clause 2 and, unless expressly modified, in any other provision in this Part:

AS is the attributed salary of office of the person at the relevant date.

B is the total number of days, in the period commencing on 1 July 1988 and ending at the end of the relevant date, for which:

(a)    contributions were deducted from the person’s salary of office under subsection 5 (1) of the PRS Act; or

(b)    amounts were paid by the person under section 5A of the PRS Act, being amounts that are deemed, under subsection 5A (6) of that Act, to have been deducted from the person’s salary of office.

C is the total number of days, as at the relevant date (including, if applicable, that date) for which:

(a)    contributions were deducted from the person’s salary of office under subsection 5 (1) of the PRS Act; or

(b)    amounts were paid by the person under section 5A of the PRS Act, being amounts that are deemed, under subsection 5A (6) of that Act, to have been deducted from the person’s salary of office.

ESR is the person’s equivalent service ratio at the relevant date.

NEA is the person’s notional employee account, being the sum of the amounts referred to in paragraphs 10 (1) (a), (b) and (c) of the Police Superannuation Regulation if STC were required to reduce the amount of the person’s benefit under subsection 14AA (1) of the PRS Act, at the relevant date.

(2)   In clause 2 and, unless expressly modified, in any other provision in this Part:

Fae,y+m is calculated in accordance with the formula:

where:

Fae,y is the valuation factor in whichever of Table 1 or 2 of Division 5.4 is applicable, given:

(a)    the person’s gender; and

(b)    the person’s age in completed years at the relevant date (y); and

(c)    the person’s age at entry (ae).

m is the number of complete months of the person’s age that are not included in the person’s age in completed years at the relevant date.

Fae,y+1 is the valuation factor mentioned in whichever of Table 1 or 2 of Division 5.4 is applicable to the person if the person’s age in completed years at the relevant date were 1 year more than it is.

4              Reduction factor

(1)   Reduction factor is:

(a)    if the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations have been satisfied in respect of the entitlement of only one spouse of the person, being an entitlement arising under a particular superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order that applies in respect of the interest — the amount calculated in accordance with the formula set out in subclause (2); or

(b)    if the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations have been satisfied in respect of the entitlements of 2 or more spouses of the person, being entitlements each arising under a superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order that applies to the interest — the product of the amounts calculated in accordance with the formula set out in subclause (2) in respect of each entitlement; or

(c)    in any other case — 1.

(2)   For paragraphs (1) (a) and (b), each amount is calculated in accordance with the formula:

where:

NMProp is the quotient of:

(a)    the value of the spouse’s entitlement under the agreement or order immediately before the time when the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations were satisfied; and

(b)    the gross value of the person’s interest, immediately before those requirements were satisfied, determined in accordance with the method set out in the table following clause 2.

BenProp is the quotient of:

(a)    the product of Cs and TAs; and

(b)    the product of C and TArd;

where:

Cs     is the total number of days, as at the date when the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations were satisfied in respect of the entitlement of the spouse of the person under the superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order (including, if applicable, that date), for which:

(a)     contributions were deducted from the person’s salary of office under subsection 5 (1) of the PRS Act; or

(b)     amounts were paid by the person under section 5A of the PRS Act, being amounts that are deemed, under subsection 5A (6) of that Act, to have been deducted from the person’s salary of office.

TAs     is the amount of tax adjustment in respect of the person immediately before the time when the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations were satisfied in respect of the entitlement of the spouse under the superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order, calculated in accordance with the formula set out in subclause 5 (1).

C     has the meaning given by subclause 3 (1).

TArd     is the amount of tax adjustment in respect of the person at the relevant date, calculated in accordance with the formula set out in subclause 5 (2).

5              Tax adjustment

(1)   TAs is calculated in accordance with the formula:

where:

EFBProps is the quotient of:

(a)    EFBs, being the value of the person’s employer-financed benefit, immediately before the time when the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations were satisfied in respect of the entitlement of the spouse under the superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order, calculated in accordance with the formula:

where:

AS, ESR, NEA, B and C have the meanings given by subclause 3 (1), modified so that a reference to ‘the relevant date’ in relation to each of those terms is a reference to ‘the date when the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations were satisfied in respect of the entitlement of the spouse under the superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order’.

Fae,y+m has the meaning given by subclause 3 (2), modified so that a reference to ‘the relevant date’ in relation to that term is a reference to ‘the date when the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations were satisfied in respect of the entitlement of the spouse under the superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order’.

; and

(b)    the person’s total benefit at the date when the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations were satisfied in respect of the entitlement of the spouse of the person under the superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order, being the sum of:

(i)     EFBs calculated in accordance with the formula set out in paragraph (a); and

(ii)     NEA as defined in subclause 3 (1) but modified so that the reference to ‘the relevant date’ in that definition is a reference to ‘the date when the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations were satisfied in respect of the entitlement of the spouse under the superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order’.

CSProps is the quotient of:

(a)    the total number of days, in the period commencing on 1 July 1988 and ending on the day immediately before the time when the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations were satisfied in respect of the entitlement of the spouse of the person under the superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order, for which:

(i)     contributions were deducted from the person’s salary of office under subsection 5 (1) of the PRS Act; or

(ii)     amounts were paid by the person under section 5A of the PRS Act, being amounts that are deemed, under subsection 5A (6) of that Act, to have been deducted from the person’s salary of office; and

(b)    Cs (as defined in subclause 4 (2)).

(2)   TArd is calculated in accordance with the formula:

where:

EFBProp is the quotient of:

(a)    EFBrd calculated in accordance with the formula:

where:

AS, ESR, NEA, B and C have the meanings given by subclause 3 (1).

Fae,y+m has the meaning given by subclause 3 (2).

; and

(b)    the person’s total benefit at the relevant date, being the sum of:

(i)     EFBrd calculated in accordance with the formula set out in paragraph (a); and

(ii)     NEA (as defined in subclause 3 (1)).

CSProp is the quotient of B and C (as defined in subclause 3 (1)).

Division 5.3    Interests in the payment phase

6              Method for interests in Police Superannuation Scheme

For an interest that:

(a)    is held by a person:

(i)    who was a member of the police force; or

(ii)    who was, at the time of the death of a person who was or who had been a member of the police force, a spouse, or de facto partner within the meaning given by subsection 1 (2) of the PRS Act, of that deceased person; and

(b)    in respect of which a superannuation allowance is payable under the PRS Act; and

(c)    is in the payment phase in the Police Superannuation Scheme;

the method set out in the following table is approved for section 4 of this instrument.

Method

where:

SA is the amount of annual superannuation allowance payable to the person in respect of the interest at the relevant date.

SAFy+m is the amount calculated in accordance with the formula:

         where:

         SAFy is the valuation factor mentioned in whichever of Table 3 or 4 of Division 5.4 is applicable, given:

        (a)   the person’s gender; and

        (b)   the person’s age in completed years at the relevant date (y); and

        (c)   the type of superannuation allowance.

         m is the number of complete months of the person’s age that are not included in the person’s age in completed years at the relevant date.

         SAFy+1 is the valuation factor mentioned in whichever of Table 3 or 4 of Division 5.4 is applicable if the person’s age in completed years at the relevant date were 1 year more than it is.


Division 5.4           Factors

Table 1  Police Superannuation Scheme — male members of the Police Force

Age at relevant date

Age at Entry

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

34

3.4

35

3.6

3.5

36

3.8

3.7

3.6

37

4.1

4.0

3.8

3.7

38

4.3

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.9

39

4.7

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.1

4.0

40

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.1

41

5.2

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.5

4.4

4.3

42

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.2

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.5

4.3

43

5.7

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

44

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.5

45

6.2

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.7

4.6

46

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.5

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.7

47

6.7

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.7

48

6.9

6.8

6.7

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.3

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.9

4.7

49

7.1

7.1

7.0

6.9

6.9

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.8

50

7.3

7.3

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.1

7.0

6.9

6.7

6.5

6.3

6.1

5.8

5.6

5.2

5.0

51

7.5

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.3

7.2

7.1

6.9

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.1

5.7

5.5

5.2

52

7.7

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.5

7.5

7.3

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.0

5.7

5.6

53

7.9

7.9

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.7

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.1

5.8

54

8.1

8.1

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.9

7.6

7.5

7.2

7.1

6.9

6.5

6.4

6.0

55

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.1

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.3

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.2

56

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.2

8.1

7.9

7.7

7.4

7.2

6.8

6.5

57

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.5

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.3

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.3

7.1

7.0

58

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.4

8.2

7.9

7.7

7.4

7.2

59

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.7

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.0

7.7

7.4

60

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.2

8.0

7.7

61

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.3

8.0

62

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.5

8.2

63

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.3

64

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

65

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

Table 2  Police Superannuation Scheme — female members of the Police Force

Age at relevant date

Age at Entry

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

34

3.1

35

3.3

3.2

36

3.6

3.4

3.4

37

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

38

4.1

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.6

39

4.4

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.8

3.7

40

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.1

4.0

3.9

41

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.1

4.0

42

5.2

5.1

5.0

4.9

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.1

43

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.1

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

44

5.7

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.3

45

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.6

4.4

46

6.3

6.2

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.1

4.9

4.6

4.5

47

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.5

48

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.6

49

7.0

7.0

6.9

6.8

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.5

6.3

6.1

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.6

50

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.0

6.9

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.1

4.9

51

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.3

7.3

7.2

7.1

7.0

6.8

6.7

6.4

6.3

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.1

52

7.7

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.5

7.5

7.3

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.0

5.7

5.6

53

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.5

7.3

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.1

5.8

54

8.2

8.2

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.9

7.7

7.6

7.3

7.2

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.0

55

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.2

56

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.4

8.4

8.3

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.5

7.3

7.0

6.6

57

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.5

8.4

8.3

8.1

7.9

7.5

7.3

7.1

58

8.8

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.6

8.4

8.0

7.8

7.5

7.3

59

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.7

8.4

8.2

7.9

7.6

60

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.1

7.8

61

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.4

8.1

62

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.0

8.6

8.4

63

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.7

8.6

64

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.6

65

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6


Table 3  Police Superannuation Scheme — Payment phase — males

Age in
Completed Years

Age Retirement Superannuation Allowance

(ss 7 and 7AA)

Invalid Superannuation Allowance

Reversionary Superannuation Allowance

(ss 11, 11AA, 11A, 11B, 11C, 11D and 12)

Hurt on Duty

(s 10)

Not Hurt on Duty

(s 7 with certification under s 8)

25

23.53

22.88

22.02

23.24

26

23.43

22.78

21.90

23.13

27

23.32

22.67

21.78

23.01

28

23.22

22.56

21.66

22.89

29

23.10

22.44

21.53

22.76

30

22.99

22.32

21.39

22.63

31

22.86

22.19

21.25

22.49

32

22.74

22.06

21.10

22.34

33

22.61

21.93

20.96

22.19

34

22.47

21.80

20.81

22.04

35

22.33

21.65

20.65

21.88

36

22.18

21.51

20.49

21.72

37

22.03

21.35

20.32

21.54

38

21.87

21.19

20.14

21.36

39

21.70

21.03

19.96

21.18

40

21.53

20.86

19.78

20.99

41

21.33

20.66

19.55

20.79

42

21.13

20.46

19.33

20.59

43

20.92

20.25

19.09

20.37

44

20.70

20.04

18.85

20.15

45

20.47

19.82

18.60

19.92

46

20.16

19.50

18.21

19.69

47

19.84

19.18

17.83

19.44

48

19.51

18.85

17.44

19.19

49

19.17

18.52

17.06

18.93

50

18.83

18.19

16.68

18.66

51

18.47

17.85

16.31

18.39

52

18.19

17.59

16.05

18.10

53

17.89

17.32

15.79

17.81

54

17.58

17.04

15.52

17.50

55

17.27

16.74

15.25

17.19

56

16.94

16.44

14.97

16.87

57

16.61

16.13

14.68

16.53

58

16.26

15.80

14.38

16.19

59

15.90

15.47

14.08

15.83

60

15.53

15.13

13.77

15.47

61

15.16

14.78

13.45

15.10

62

14.77

14.42

13.12

14.72

63

14.38

14.05

12.78

14.33

64

13.98

13.68

12.44

13.93

65

13.57

13.30

12.10

13.52

66

13.15

12.91

11.74

13.11

67

12.72

12.52

11.38

12.69

68

12.28

12.12

11.01

12.26

69

11.83

11.71

10.63

11.81

70

11.38

11.30

10.26

11.36

71

10.91

10.89

9.88

10.90

72

10.43

10.48

9.51

10.43

73

9.95

10.07

9.13

9.96

74

9.47

9.67

8.75

9.48

75

8.98

9.26

8.37

8.99

76

8.48

8.86

7.99

8.50

77

8.00

8.46

7.61

8.03

78

7.54

8.08

7.24

7.57

79

7.09

7.70

6.87

7.12

80

6.67

7.33

6.51

6.70

81

6.28

6.97

6.16

6.31

82

5.91

6.61

5.82

5.94

83

5.57

6.27

5.49

5.60

84

5.25

5.95

5.18

5.28

85

4.95

5.63

4.89

4.98

86

4.66

5.33

4.61

4.69

87

4.38

5.04

4.33

4.41

88

4.11

4.75

4.07

4.14

89

3.86

4.48

3.82

3.89

90

3.61

4.22

3.57

3.64

91

3.37

3.96

3.34

3.40

92

3.15

3.72

3.11

3.17

93

2.93

3.50

2.91

2.96

94

2.74

3.29

2.72

2.76

95

2.56

3.09

2.54

2.58

96

2.40

2.92

2.38

2.42

97

2.25

2.75

2.24

2.27

98

2.12

2.59

2.10

2.13

99 or more

1.99

2.44

1.97

2.00

Table 4  Police Superannuation Scheme — Payment phase — females

Age in
Completed Years

Age Retirement Superannuation Allowance

(ss 7 and 7AA)

Invalid Superannuation Allowance

(s 7 with certification under s 8, s10)

Reversionary Superannuation Allowance

(ss 11, 11AA, 11A, 11B, 11C, 11D and 12)

25

23.84

22.19

23.80

26

23.75

22.05

23.70

27

23.65

21.91

23.60

28

23.55

21.76

23.49

29

23.44

21.61

23.38

30

23.33

21.45

23.26

31

23.22

21.29

23.14

32

23.10

21.13

23.02

33

22.98

20.96

22.89

34

22.85

20.79

22.75

35

22.72

20.61

22.61

36

22.58

20.43

22.47

37

22.44

20.24

22.32

38

22.29

20.05

22.17

39

22.14

19.85

22.01

40

21.98

19.65

21.84

41

21.78

19.32

21.67

42

21.58

18.99

21.49

43

21.40

18.77

21.31

44

21.21

18.54

21.12

45

21.02

18.30

20.92

46

20.82

18.07

20.71

47

20.61

17.83

20.50

48

20.39

17.59

20.28

49

20.17

17.35

20.06

50

19.94

17.11

19.83

51

19.69

16.84

19.59

52

19.45

16.60

19.34

53

19.19

16.35

19.08

54

18.93

16.10

18.82

55

18.66

15.85

18.54

56

18.37

15.60

18.26

57

18.08

15.34

17.97

58

17.78

15.08

17.67

59

17.48

14.82

17.37

60

17.17

14.55

17.06

61

16.85

14.28

16.74

62

16.52

14.01

16.41

63

16.19

13.73

16.08

64

15.85

13.44

15.74

65

15.49

13.14

15.39

66

15.13

12.84

15.03

67

14.77

12.53

14.67

68

14.39

12.21

14.30

69

14.00

11.89

13.91

70

13.61

11.57

13.53

71

13.21

11.24

13.13

72

12.80

10.90

12.73

73

12.38

10.56

12.32

74

11.96

10.22

11.90

75

11.53

9.86

11.48

76

11.10

9.51

11.06

77

10.67

9.14

10.63

78

10.23

8.76

10.21

79

9.80

8.36

9.78

80

9.37

7.96

9.35

81

8.94

7.55

8.93

82

8.51

7.15

8.51

83

8.09

6.75

8.09

84

7.66

6.35

7.67

85

7.25

5.97

7.27

86

6.85

5.60

6.87

87

6.47

5.25

6.49

88

6.11

4.91

6.13

89

5.76

4.60

5.79

90

5.43

4.31

5.46

91

5.13

4.05

5.16

92

4.84

3.80

4.87

93

4.57

3.57

4.60

94

4.30

3.35

4.33

95

4.04

3.14

4.07

96

3.78

2.93

3.81

97

3.52

2.72

3.55

98

3.26

2.50

3.28

99 or more

2.97

2.26

2.99

Part 6          Police Association Superannuation Scheme

Division 6.1    Definitions

1              Definitions

(1)   In this Part:

age at entry means the age, in completed years, when a person became a contributor.

contributor has the meaning given by subsection 1 (2) of the PRS Act

equivalent service ratio has the meaning given by section 6 of the PRS Act.

PAES Act means the Police Association Employees (Superannuation) Act 1969 (NSW).

Police Association Superannuation Scheme means the superannuation scheme constituted by the PAES Act.

Police Superannuation Scheme means the superannuation scheme constituted by the PRS Act.

PRS Act means the Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act 1906 (NSW).

(2)   A reference in this Part to the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations being satisfied does not include a reference to the requirements of that Division being satisfied by making a payment of the kind mentioned in regulation 14H of the Regulations.

(3)   An expression used in this Part and in the PAES Act or in a provision of that Act has the same meaning in this Part as it has in the PAES Act or the provision of that Act.

Note   The following expressions are defined in subsection 2 (1) of the PAES Act:

·         Association

·         member of the police force

·         STC.

Division 6.2    Interests in the growth phase

2              Method for interests in Police Association Superannuation Scheme

(1)   For an interest that:

(a)    is held by a person who:

(i)    was a member of the police force; and

(ii)    resigned office as a member of the police force and immediately became an employee of the Association or become such an employee on the working day of the Association next following the date on which his or her resignation took effect; and

(iii)    was a contributor to the Police Superannuation Scheme immediately before transferring to the employment of the Association; and

(b)    is in the growth phase in the Police Association Superannuation Scheme;

the method set out in the following table is approved for section 4 of this instrument.

Method

where:
AS, ESR, NEA, B and C have the meanings given by subclause 3 (1).
Fae,y+m has the meaning given by subclause 3 (2).
R is the reduction factor under clause 4.

3              Definition of terms and expressions

(1)   In clause 2:

AS is the annual rate of the salary of the person as an employee of the Association that STC would consider if, at the relevant date, STC had approved the payment of an annual superannuation allowance to the person under subsection 3 (2) of the PAES Act.

B is the total number of days, in the period commencing on the day when section 3 of the PAES Act commenced to have effect in respect of the person and ending at the end of the relevant date, for which the person has paid:

(a)    an amount or amounts equivalent to contributions that would have been deducted from his or her salary of office under section 5 of the PRS Act if he or she had not resigned office as a member of the police force; or

(b)    an amount or amounts that he or she would have been required to pay under section 5A of the PRS Act, in respect of one or more periods of leave without pay or special leave without pay, if he or she had not resigned office as a member of the police force.

C is the total number of days, as at the relevant date (including, if applicable, that date) for which the person has paid:

(a)    an amount or amounts equivalent to contributions that would have been deducted from his or her salary of office under section 5 of the PRS Act if he or she had not resigned office as a member of the police force; or

(b)    an amount or amounts that he or she would have been required to pay under section 5A of the PRS Act, in respect of one or more periods of leave without pay or special leave without pay, if he or she had not resigned office as a member of the police force.

ESR is the equivalent service ratio of the person, at the relevant date, that is based on the service of the person as:

(a)    an employee of the Association; and

(b)    a former member of the police force.

NEA is the person’s notional employee account, being the sum of the amounts referred to in paragraphs 10 (1) (a), (b) and (c) of the Police Superannuation Regulation if STC were required to reduce the amount of the person’s benefit under subsection 14AA (1) of the PRS Act, at the relevant date.

(2)   In clause 2:

Fae,y+m is calculated in accordance with the formula:

where:

Fae,y is the valuation factor mentioned in whichever of Table 1 or 2 of Division 6.4 is applicable, given:

(i)    the person’s gender; and

(ii)    the person’s age in completed years (y) at the relevant date; and

(iii)    the person’s age at entry (ae).

m is the number of complete months of the person’s age that are not included in the person’s age in completed years at the relevant date.

Fae,y+1 is the valuation factor mentioned in whichever of Table 1 or 2 of Division 6.4 is applicable to the person if the person’s age in completed years at the relevant date were 1 year more than it is.

4              Reduction Factor

(1)   Reduction factor is the amount worked out in accordance with clause 4 (the reduction clause) and clause 5 (the adjustment clause) of Division 5.2 of Part 5, subject to the following:

(a)    AS, B, ESR and NEA have the meanings given by subclause 3 (1), unless required to be modified under the adjustment clause;

(b)    C has the meaning given by subclause 3 (1) unless required to be modified under the reduction or adjustment clause;

(c)    Fae,y+m has the meaning given by subclause 3 (2), unless required to be modified under the adjustment clause;

(d)    if required to be modified under the reduction or adjustment clause, AS, B, C, ESR, NEA and Fae,y+m have the meanings given by subclause 3 (1) or (2) modified so that a reference to ‘the relevant date’ in relation to each of those terms is a reference to ‘the date when the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations were satisfied in respect of the entitlement of the spouse under the superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order’;

(e)    Cs is the total number of days, as at the date when the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations were satisfied in respect of the entitlement of the spouse of the person under the superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order (including, if applicable, that date), for which the person has paid:

(i)    an amount or amounts equivalent to contributions that would have been deducted from his or her salary of office under section 5 of the PRS Act if he or she had not resigned office as a member of the police force; or

(ii)    an amount or amounts that he or she would have been required to pay under section 5A of the PRS Act, in respect of one or more periods of leave without pay or special leave without pay, if he or she had not resigned as a member of the police force.

Division 6.3    Interests in the payment phase

5              Method for interests in Police Association Superannuation Scheme

For an interest that is held by a person in the Police Association Superannuation Scheme as a result of being paid an annual superannuation allowance under the PAES Act, the method set out in the following table is approved for section 4 of this instrument.

Method

where:
SA is the amount of annual superannuation allowance payable to the person in respect of the interest at the relevant date.
SAFy+m is the amount calculated in accordance with the formula:

where:
SAFy is the valuation factor mentioned in whichever of Table 3 or 4 of Division 6.4 is applicable, given:

   (a)  the person’s gender; and

  (b)  the person’s age in completed years at the relevant date (y); and

   (c)  the type of superannuation allowance.

m is the number of complete months of the person’s age that are not included in the person’s age in completed years at the relevant date.
SAFy+1 is the valuation factor mentioned in whichever of Table 3 or 4 of Division 6.4 is applicable if the person’s age in completed years at the relevant date were 1 year more than it is.


Division 6.4    Factors

Table 1  Police Association Superannuation Scheme — male employees

Age at relevant date

Age at Entry

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

34

2.1

35

2.3

2.2

36

2.5

2.4

2.3

37

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

38

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.5

39

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

40

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

41

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.9

42

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.0

43

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.1

44

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.3

3.1

45

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

46

5.1

5.0

4.9

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.3

47

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.1

5.0

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.3

48

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.4

49

5.9

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.4

50

6.2

6.2

6.1

6.1

6.0

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.7

51

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.1

5.9

5.8

5.4

5.3

5.0

4.6

4.3

4.0

52

6.8

6.8

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.3

6.1

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.5

53

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.0

7.0

6.9

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.2

4.8

54

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.0

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.2

55

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.6

56

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.7

7.6

7.4

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.3

5.9

57

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.3

6.9

6.7

6.5

58

8.3

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.1

7.9

7.5

7.3

7.0

6.8

59

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.5

7.2

60

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.2

8.0

7.7

61

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.3

8.0

62

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.5

8.2

63

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.3

64

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

65

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

Table 2  Police Association Superannuation Scheme — female employees

Age at relevant date

Age at Entry

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

34

2.1

35

2.2

2.2

36

2.4

2.3

2.3

37

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

38

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

39

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

40

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.8

41

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.9

42

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.0

43

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.1

44

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.3

3.1

45

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

46

5.1

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.3

47

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.1

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.3

48

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.4

49

6.0

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.5

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.5

50

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.1

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.7

51

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.0

5.9

5.5

5.4

5.1

4.7

4.4

4.1

52

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.8

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.6

53

7.3

7.3

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.1

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.1

5.9

5.6

5.3

4.9

54

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.5

7.5

7.4

7.2

7.1

6.7

6.6

6.4

5.9

5.8

5.3

55

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.9

8.0

7.9

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.1

5.7

56

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.0

8.0

7.9

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.1

57

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.2

8.2

8.1

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.1

6.9

6.7

58

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.4

8.3

8.2

7.8

7.5

7.2

7.0

59

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.5

8.2

8.1

7.6

7.4

60

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.1

7.8

61

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.9

8.5

8.4

8.1

62

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.0

8.6

8.4

63

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.7

8.6

64

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.6

65

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6


Table 3  Police Association Superannuation Scheme — Payment phase — males

Age in
Completed Years

Age Retirement Superannuation Allowance

(s 3 (2))

Invalid Superannuation Allowance

(s 3 (2) with certification under s. 8 of PRS Act)

Reversionary Superannuation Allowance

(ss 3 (9), (10) and (10AA))

25

23.53

22.02

23.24

26

23.43

21.90

23.13

27

23.32

21.78

23.01

28

23.22

21.66

22.89

29

23.10

21.53

22.76

30

22.99

21.39

22.63

31

22.86

21.25

22.49

32

22.74

21.10

22.34

33

22.61

20.96

22.19

34

22.47

20.81

22.04

35

22.33

20.65

21.88

36

22.18

20.49

21.72

37

22.03

20.32

21.54

38

21.87

20.14

21.36

39

21.70

19.96

21.18

40

21.53

19.78

20.99

41

21.33

19.55

20.79

42

21.13

19.33

20.59

43

20.92

19.09

20.37

44

20.70

18.85

20.15

45

20.47

18.60

19.92

46

20.16

18.21

19.69

47

19.84

17.83

19.44

48

19.51

17.44

19.19

49

19.17

17.06

18.93

50

18.83

16.68

18.66

51

18.47

16.31

18.39

52

18.19

16.05

18.10

53

17.89

15.79

17.81

54

17.58

15.52

17.50

55

17.27

15.25

17.19

56

16.94

14.97

16.87

57

16.61

14.68

16.53

58

16.26

14.38

16.19

59

15.90

14.08

15.83

60

15.53

13.77

15.47

61

15.16

13.45

15.10

62

14.77

13.12

14.72

63

14.38

12.78

14.33

64

13.98

12.44

13.93

65

13.57

12.10

13.52

66

13.15

11.74

13.11

67

12.72

11.38

12.69

68

12.28

11.01

12.26

69

11.83

10.63

11.81

70

11.38

10.26

11.36

71

10.91

9.88

10.90

72

10.43

9.51

10.43

73

9.95

9.13

9.96

74

9.47

8.75

9.48

75

8.98

8.37

8.99

76

8.48

7.99

8.50

77

8.00

7.61

8.03

78

7.54

7.24

7.57

79

7.09

6.87

7.12

80

6.67

6.51

6.70

81

6.28

6.16

6.31

82

5.91

5.82

5.94

83

5.57

5.49

5.60

84

5.25

5.18

5.28

85

4.95

4.89

4.98

86

4.66

4.61

4.69

87

4.38

4.33

4.41

88

4.11

4.07

4.14

89

3.86

3.82

3.89

90

3.61

3.57

3.64

91

3.37

3.34

3.40

92

3.15

3.11

3.17

93

2.93

2.91

2.96

94

2.74

2.72

2.76

95

2.56

2.54

2.58

96

2.40

2.38

2.42

97

2.25

2.24

2.27

98

2.12

2.10

2.13

99 or more

1.99

1.97

2.00

Table 4  Police Association Superannuation Scheme — Payment phase — females

Age in
Completed Years

Age Retirement Superannuation Allowance

(s 3 (2))

Invalid Superannuation Allowance

(s 3 (2) with certification under s 8 of PRS Act)

Reversionary Superannuation Allowance

(ss 3 (9), (10) and (10AA))

25

23.84

22.19

23.80

26

23.75

22.05

23.70

27

23.65

21.91

23.60

28

23.55

21.76

23.49

29

23.44

21.61

23.38

30

23.33

21.45

23.26

31

23.22

21.29

23.14

32

23.10

21.13

23.02

33

22.98

20.96

22.89

34

22.85

20.79

22.75

35

22.72

20.61

22.61

36

22.58

20.43

22.47

37

22.44

20.24

22.32

38

22.29

20.05

22.17

39

22.14

19.85

22.01

40

21.98

19.65

21.84

41

21.78

19.32

21.67

42

21.58

18.99

21.49

43

21.40

18.77

21.31

44

21.21

18.54

21.12

45

21.02

18.30

20.92

46

20.82

18.07

20.71

47

20.61

17.83

20.50

48

20.39

17.59

20.28

49

20.17

17.35

20.06

50

19.94

17.11

19.83

51

19.69

16.84

19.59

52

19.45

16.60

19.34

53

19.19

16.35

19.08

54

18.93

16.10

18.82

55

18.66

15.85

18.54

56

18.37

15.60

18.26

57

18.08

15.34

17.97

58

17.78

15.08

17.67

59

17.48

14.82

17.37

60

17.17

14.55

17.06

61

16.85

14.28

16.74

62

16.52

14.01

16.41

63

16.19

13.73

16.08

64

15.85

13.44

15.74

65

15.49

13.14

15.39

66

15.13

12.84

15.03

67

14.77

12.53

14.67

68

14.39

12.21

14.30

69

14.00

11.89

13.91

70

13.61

11.57

13.53

71

13.21

11.24

13.13

72

12.80

10.90

12.73

73

12.38

10.56

12.32

74

11.96

10.22

11.90

75

11.53

9.86

11.48

76

11.10

9.51

11.06

77

10.67

9.14

10.63

78

10.23

8.76

10.21

79

9.80

8.36

9.78

80

9.37

7.96

9.35

81

8.94

7.55

8.93

82

8.51

7.15

8.51

83

8.09

6.75

8.09

84

7.66

6.35

7.67

85

7.25

5.97

7.27

86

6.85

5.60

6.87

87

6.47

5.25

6.49

88

6.11

4.91

6.13

89

5.76

4.60

5.79

90

5.43

4.31

5.46

91

5.13

4.05

5.16

92

4.84

3.80

4.87

93

4.57

3.57

4.60

94

4.30

3.35

4.33

95

4.04

3.14

4.07

96

3.78

2.93

3.81

97

3.52

2.72

3.55

98

3.26

2.50

3.28

99 or more

2.97

2.26

2.99

Part 7          New South Wales State Authorities Superannuation Scheme

Division 7.1    Definitions

1              Definitions

(1)   In this Part:

1927 Act means the Local Government and Other Authorities (Superannuation) Act 1927 (NSW).

current insurance policy has the meaning given by clause 3 of the State Authorities Superannuation (Closed Local Government Schemes Transfer) (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 1990 (NSW).

SAS Act means the State Authorities Superannuation Act 1987 (NSW).

SAS Scheme means the superannuation scheme constituted by the SAS Act.

transferred contributor has the meaning given by the State Authorities Superannuation (State Public Service Superannuation Scheme Transfer) (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 1989 (NSW).

(2)   A reference in this Part to the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations being satisfied does not include a reference to the requirements of that Division being satisfied by making a payment of the kind mentioned in regulation 14H of the Regulations.

(3)   An expression used in this Part and in the SAS Act or in a provision of that Act has the same meaning in this Part as it has in the SAS Act or a provision of that Act.

Note 1   The following expressions are defined in subsection 3 (1) of the SAS Act:

·         benefit

·         contributor-financed benefit

·         contributor’s account

·         early retirement age

·         employee

·         employer-financed benefit

·         entry date

·         executive officer

·         Fund

·         STC.

Note 2   The following expression is defined in subsection 29 (1) of the SAS Act:

·         leave without pay.

Note 3   The following expressions are defined in section 36 of the SAS Act:

·         accrued benefit points

·         final average salary.

(4)   An expression used in this Part and in the 1927 Act or in a provision of that Act has the same meaning in this Part as it has in the 1927 Act or in a provision of that Act.

Note   The following expressions are defined in section 3 of the 1927 Act:

·         Benefits Fund

·         Provident Fund.

Division 7.2    Interests in the growth phase

Subdivision 7.2.1        Employees (general)

2              Method for interests in SAS Scheme

For an interest that is in the growth phase in the SAS Scheme and that is held by an employee other than:

(a)    an employee who is a former holder of a current insurance policy; or

(b)    an employee who is a former contributor to the Provident Fund; or

(c)    an employee who is a former contributor to the Benefits Fund; or

(d)    an employee who is an executive officer who elected to make provision for a benefit in accordance with paragraph 30A (1) (b) of the SAS Act; or

(e)    an employee to whom Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the SAS Act applies; or

(f)    an employee who, at 55 years or over, has elected to make provision for a benefit in accordance with Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the SAS Act;

the method set out in the following table is approved for section 4 of this instrument.

Method

where:
CFB is the person’s contributor-financed benefit that would be payable from the contributor’s account of the person if the person were to receive a benefit under Part 5 of the SAS Act at the relevant date.
ABP is a person’s accrued benefit points at the relevant date.

PAF has the meaning given by subclause 3 (1).

B is the number of days in the period:

   (a)  commencing on the later of a person’s entry date and 1 July 1988; and

  (b)  ending at the end of the relevant date;

other than any day when the person was not required to make contributions to the SAS Scheme because the person was on leave without pay.
C is the number of the days in the period:

   (a)  commencing on the person’s entry date; and

  (b)  ending at the end of the relevant date;

other than any day when the person was not required to make contributions to the SAS Scheme because the person was on leave without pay.
AR is a person’s rate of accrual, being whichever of the following is applicable:

   (a)  if the person is a transferred contributor — 0.03;

  (b)  in any other case — 0.025.

FAS is the person’s final average salary at the relevant date.
Fy+m has the meaning given by subclause 3 (2).
R is the reduction factor under clause 4.

3              Definitions of PAF and Fy+m

(1)   In clause 2:

PAF is the person’s accrued benefit points adjustment factor, being the lesser of:

(a)    1; and

(b)    the factor calculated in accordance with the formula:

;

where:

age at entry is the person’s age in years, including any fraction of a year, at that person’s entry date

fraction of a year means the quotient of the number of days in the period commencing on the person’s last birthday and ending at the person’s entry date, and:

(a)    if the date ‘29 February’ has occurred in that period or will occur before the person’s next birthday — 366; or

(b)    in any other case — 365.

(2)   In clause 2:

Fy+m is the factor calculated in accordance with the formula:

where:

Fy is the valuation factor mentioned in whichever of Table 1 to 7 of Division 7.4 is applicable, given:

(a)    the person’s gender; and

(b)    the person’s age in completed years at the relevant date (y); and

(c)    the person’s age at the person’s entry date; and

(d)    if the person was under 28 years at the person’s entry date, the average rate at which that person has accumulated accrued benefit points calculated in accordance with the formula:

where:

ABP and C have the meanings given by clause 2.

m is the number of complete months of the person’s age that are not included in the person’s age in completed years at the relevant date.

Fy+1 is the valuation factor in whichever of Table 1 to 7 of Division 7.4 is applicable to the person if the person’s age in completed years at the relevant date were 1 year more than it is.

4              Reduction factor

(1)   Reduction factor is:

(a)    if the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations have been satisfied in respect of the entitlement of only one spouse of the person, being an entitlement arising under a particular superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order that applies in respect of the interest — the amount calculated in accordance with the formula set out in subclause (2); or

(b)    if the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations have been satisfied in respect of the entitlement of 2 or more spouses of the person, being entitlements each arising under a superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order that applies to the interest — the product of the amounts calculated in accordance with the formula set out in subclause (2) in respect of each entitlement; or

(c)    in any other case — 1.

(2)   For paragraphs (1) (a) and (b), each amount is calculated in accordance with the formula:

where:

NMProp is the quotient of:

(a)    the value of the spouse’s entitlement under the agreement or order immediately before the time when the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations were satisfied; and

(b)    the gross value of the person’s interest, immediately before those requirements were satisfied, determined in accordance with the method set out in the table following clause 2.

ABPs is a person’s accrued benefit points at the date when the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations were satisfied in respect of the entitlement of the spouse of the person under the superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order.

Bs is the number of days in the period:

(a)    commencing on the later of the person’s entry date and 1 July 1988; and

(b)    ending on the date when the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations were satisfied in respect of the entitlement of the spouse of the person under the superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order (including, if applicable, that date);

other than any day when the person was not required to make contributions to the SAS Scheme because the person was on leave without pay.

Cs is the number of the days in the period:

(a)    commencing on the person’s entry date; and

(b)    ending on the date when the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations were satisfied in respect of the entitlement of the spouse of the person under the superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order (including, if applicable, that date);

other than any day when the person was not required to make contributions to the SAS Scheme because the person was on leave without pay.

ABP, B and C have the meanings given by clause 2.

Subdivision 7.2.2        Employees (Closed Local Government Schemes)

5              Method for interests in SAS Scheme

(1)   For an interest that is in the growth phase in the SAS Scheme and that is held by an employee:

(a)    who has not elected to make provision for a benefit in accordance with Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the SAS Act; and

(b)    who is not an employee to whom Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the SAS Act applies; and

(c)    who is:

(i)    a former holder of a current insurance policy; or

(ii)    a former contributor to the Provident Fund; or

(iii)    a former contributor to the Benefits Fund;

the method set out in the following table is approved for section 4 of this instrument.

Method

Step 1   

Calculate the gross value of the interest in accordance with the method set out in clause 2.

Step 2   

Calculate the gross value of the interest in accordance with the following formula:

CFB + NA – NMSA

where:
CFB is the person’s contributor-financed benefit that would be payable from the contributor’s account of the person if the person were to receive a benefit under Part 5 of the SAS Act at the relevant date.
NA is the person’s notional accumulation at the relevant date, being:

(a) for a person who was a holder of a current insurance policy or a contributor to the Provident Fund — the person’s notional accumulation determined in accordance with clause 10 of the State Authorities Superannuation (Closed Local Government Schemes Transfer) (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 1990 (NSW); or

  (b)  for a person who was a contributor to the Benefits Fund — the person’s notional accumulation determined in accordance with clause 17 of that Regulation.

NMSA has the meaning given by subclause (2).

Step 3   

Compare the gross values calculated in accordance with steps 1 and 2. The greater of those values is the value of the interest.

(2)   In subclause (1):

NMSA is:

(a)    if the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations have been satisfied in respect of the entitlement of only one spouse of the person, being an entitlement arising under a particular superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order that applies in respect of the interest, the sum of:

(i)    the value of the entitlement of the spouse to the interest immediately before the time when the Division 2.2 requirements were satisfied; and

(ii)    the amount of the adjustment (if any) that STC would make under section 16 of the SAS Act if:

(A)     STC were to pay to the person the balance of his or her contributor’s account at the relevant date; and

(B)     the balance of that account had remained equal to the value of the spouse’s entitlement in the period commencing at the time when the Division 2.2 requirements were satisfied and ending at the relevant date; or

(b)    if the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations have been satisfied in respect of the entitlement of 2 or more spouses of the person, being entitlements each arising under a particular superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order that applies in respect of the interest, the sum of:

(i)    the value of the entitlement of each spouse under the agreement or order immediately before the time when the Division 2.2 requirements were satisfied in respect of that agreement or order; and

(ii)    the amount of the adjustment (if any) that STC would make under section 16 of the SAS Act in respect of the entitlement of each spouse, if:

(A)     STC were to pay to the person the balance of his or her contributor’s account had the person applied for payment of a benefit under Part 5 of that Act at the relevant date; and

(B)     the balance of that account had remained equal to the value of each spouse’s entitlement under the agreement or order in the period commencing at the time when the Division 2.2 requirements were satisfied and ending at the relevant date in respect of each interest; or

(c)    in any other case — nil.

Subdivision 7.2.3        Deferred beneficiaries

6              Method for interests in SAS Scheme

For an interest:

(a)    that is held by a person who is entitled, in the event of death, to the benefit provided by subsection 43 (6) of the SAS Act; and

(b)    that is in the growth phase in the SAS Scheme;

the method set out in the following table is approved for section 4 of this instrument.

Note   This method applies to former employees and to employees:

(a)   who are taken to have made provision for a deferred benefit in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the SAS Act because they transferred their superannuation coverage and became contributors to another superannuation scheme; and

(b)   who, after a salary reduction when they turned 55 years or more, elected to make provision for a benefit in accordance with Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the SAS Act; and

(c)   who are executive officers who elected to make provision for a benefit in accordance with paragraph 30A (1) (b) of the SAS Act.

Method

where:
CFB is the amount that would be payable from the contributor’s account of the person if the person had applied for payment of a benefit at the relevant date.
EFB is the person’s employer-financed benefit calculated in accordance with paragraph 43 (6) (b) of the SAS Act if the person had died on the relevant date.
Dy+m has the meaning given by clause 7.
R is the reduction factor under clause 8.

7              Definition of Dy+m

(1)   In clause 6:

Dy+m is:

(a)    if subsection (2) applies — 1; or

(b)    otherwise — the factor calculated in accordance with the formula set out in subclause (3).

(2)   For paragraph (a) of the definition of Dy+m in subsection (1), this subsection applies if:

(a)    the person has reached the person’s early retirement age; or

(b)    the person elected to make provision for a benefit in accordance with paragraph 30A (1) (b) of the SAS Act; or

(c)    the person elected to make provision for a benefit in accordance with Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the SAS Act when the person was at least 55 years.

(3)   For paragraph (1) (b), the factor calculated in accordance with the formula:

where:

Dy is the valuation factor mentioned in Table 8 of Division 7.4 that is applicable given the number of complete years (y) in the period commencing on the relevant date and ending on the date when the person reaches the person’s early retirement age.

m is the number of complete months that are not included in the number of complete years in the period commencing on the relevant date and ending on the date when the person reaches the person’s early retirement age.

Dy+1 is the valuation factor mentioned in Table 8 of Division 7.4 that is applicable to the person if the number of complete years (y) in the period commencing on the relevant date and ending on the date when the person reaches the person’s early retirement age were 1 year more than it is.

8              Reduction factor

(1)   Reduction factor is:

(a)    if paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) do not apply — 1; or

(b)    if:

(i)    the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations have been satisfied in respect of the entitlement of only one spouse of the person, being an entitlement arising under a superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order that applies in respect of the interest; and

(ii)    the requirements mentioned in subparagraph (i) were satisfied after the person became entitled, in the event of death, to the benefit provided in accordance with subsection 43 (6) of the SAS Act;

the amount calculated in accordance with the formula set out in subclause (2); or

(c)    if:

(i)    the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations have been satisfied in respect of the entitlement of only one spouse of the person, being an entitlement arising under a superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order that applies in respect of the interest; and

(ii)    the requirements mentioned in subparagraph (i) were satisfied before the person became entitled, in the event of death, to the benefit provided in accordance with subsection 43 (6) of the SAS Act;

the amount calculated in accordance with the formula set out in subclause (3); or

(d)    if the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations have been satisfied in respect of the entitlements of 2 or more spouses of the person, being entitlements each arising under a superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order that applies in respect of the interest — the product of the amounts calculated in accordance with whichever of paragraph (b) or (c) is applicable, in respect of each entitlement.

(2)   For paragraph (1) (b), the amount is to be calculated in accordance with the formula:

where:

NMProp is the quotient of:

(a)    the value of the spouse’s entitlement to the interest under the agreement or order immediately before the time when the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations were satisfied; and

(b)    the gross value of the person’s interest, immediately before those requirements were satisfied, determined in accordance with the method set out in the table following clause 6.

(3)   For paragraph (1) (c), the amount is to be calculated in accordance with the formula:

where:

NMProp has the meaning given by subclause (2).

ABPs, Bs, and Cs have the meanings given by subclause 4 (2).

ABPe is a person’s accrued benefit points as at the date when the person became entitled, in the event of death, to the benefit provided in accordance with subsection 43 (6) of the SAS Act.

Be is the number of days in the period:

(a)    commencing on the later of the person’s entry date and 1 July 1988; and

(b)    ending at the end of the date when the person became entitled, in the event of death, to the benefit provided in accordance with subsection 43 (6) of the SAS Act;

other than any day when the person was not required to make contributions to the SAS Scheme because the person was on leave without pay.

Ce is the total number of days in the period:

(a)    commencing on the person’s entry date; and

(b)    ending at the end of the date when the person became entitled, in the event of death, to the benefit provided in accordance with subsection 43 (6) of the SAS Act;

other than any day when the person was not required to make contributions to the SAS Scheme because the person was on leave without pay.

Division 7.3    Interests in the payment phase

9              Method for interests in SAS Scheme

For an interest:

(a)    that is held by a person who is entitled to be paid a pension under the SAS scheme; and

(b)    that is in the payment phase in the SAS Scheme;

the method set out in the following table is approved for section 4 of this instrument.

Method

where:
P is the amount of person’s annual pension at the relevant date.
PFy+m is the factor calculated in accordance with the formula:

where:
PFy is the valuation factor mentioned in whichever of Table 9 or 10 of Division 7.4 is applicable given:

   (a)  the person’s gender; and

  (b)  the person’s age in completed years (y) at the relevant date; and

   (c)  the type of pension.

m is the number of complete months of the person’s age that are not included in the person’s age in completed years at the relevant date.
PFy+1 is the valuation factor mentioned in whichever of Table 9 or 10 of Division 7.4 is applicable if the person’s age in completed years at the relevant date were 1 year more than it is.

Division 7.4    Factors

Table 1  Valuation factors — females who are under 18 years on entry to SAS Scheme

Employee’s age in completed years

Average rate of benefit point accrual (abpa)

abpa £0.04

0.04< abpa <0.045

0.045£abpa< 0.05

0.05£abpa< 0.055

0.055£abpa< 0.06

abpa=0.06

26 0.4285 0.4237 0.4048 0.3862 0.3687 0.3604
27 0.4414 0.4363 0.4162 0.3964 0.3777 0.3689
28 0.4547 0.4492 0.4279 0.4067 0.3868 0.3775
29 0.4683 0.4626 0.4398 0.4173 0.3961 0.3861
30 0.4825 0.4763 0.4520 0.4280 0.4055 0.3949
31 0.4969 0.4904 0.4646 0.4390 0.4150 0.4037
32 0.5105 0.5035 0.4762 0.4491 0.4235 0.4116
33 0.5243 0.5169 0.4880 0.4593 0.4323 0.4197
34 0.5383 0.5305 0.4999 0.4697 0.4413 0.4279
35 0.5524 0.5442 0.5121 0.4803 0.4504 0.4363
36 0.5667 0.5581 0.5244 0.4910 0.4596 0.4449
37 0.5812 0.5722 0.5370 0.5021 0.4692 0.4538
38 0.5960 0.5866 0.5498 0.5133 0.4789 0.4628
39 0.6110 0.6012 0.5628 0.5248 0.4890 0.4722
40 0.6263 0.6161 0.5761 0.5364 0.4991 0.4816
41 0.6416 0.6310 0.5893 0.5480 0.5092 0.4910
42 0.6571 0.6460 0.6026 0.5597 0.5193 0.5003
43 0.6727 0.6612 0.6160 0.5713 0.5292 0.5095
44 0.6886 0.6766 0.6295 0.5829 0.5390 0.5184
45 0.7047 0.6922 0.6431 0.5944 0.5487 0.5272
46 0.7210 0.7079 0.6566 0.6058 0.5580 0.5356
47 0.7375 0.7238 0.6701 0.6170 0.5670 0.5617
48 0.7541 0.7398 0.6835 0.6278 0.5882 0.5882
49 0.7708 0.7558 0.6967 0.6383 0.6154 0.6154
50 0.7877 0.7719 0.7098 0.6483 0.6431 0.6431
51 0.8047 0.7880 0.7226 0.6715 0.6715 0.6715
52 0.8216 0.8040 0.7348 0.7003 0.7003 0.7003
53 0.8385 0.8199 0.7466 0.7298 0.7298 0.7298
54 0.8555 0.8357 0.7600 0.7600 0.7600 0.7600
55 0.8726 0.8515 0.7913 0.7913 0.7913 0.7913
56 0.8898 0.8674 0.8239 0.8239 0.8239 0.8239
57 0.9072 0.8833 0.8577 0.8577 0.8577 0.8577
58 0.9252 0.8996 0.8935 0.8935 0.8935 0.8935
59 0.9316 0.9136 0.9136 0.9136 0.9136 0.9136
60 0.9424 0.9424 0.9424 0.9424 0.9424 0.9424
61 0.9501 0.9501 0.9501 0.9501 0.9501 0.9501
62 0.9576 0.9576 0.9576 0.9576 0.9576 0.9576
63 0.9681 0.9681 0.9681 0.9681 0.9681 0.9681
64 0.9836 0.9836 0.9836 0.9836 0.9836 0.9836
65 or more 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000

Table 2  Valuation factors — males who are under 18 years on entry to SAS Scheme

Employee’s age in completed years

Average rate of benefit point accrual (abpa)

abpa £0.04

0.04< abpa <0.045

0.045£abpa< 0.05

0.05£abpa< 0.055

0.055£abpa< 0.06

abpa=0.06

26 0.4398 0.4337 0.4095 0.3868 0.3661 0.3565
27 0.4521 0.4457 0.4204 0.3965 0.3748 0.3648
28 0.4647 0.4579 0.4314 0.4064 0.3836 0.3731
29 0.4775 0.4705 0.4426 0.4164 0.3926 0.3816
30 0.4906 0.4832 0.4540 0.4266 0.4016 0.3900
31 0.5040 0.4963 0.4657 0.4370 0.4108 0.3987
32 0.5174 0.5093 0.4773 0.4472 0.4198 0.4071
33 0.5308 0.5223 0.4889 0.4574 0.4288 0.4155
34 0.5441 0.5353 0.5004 0.4676 0.4376 0.4238
35 0.5576 0.5484 0.5120 0.4777 0.4465 0.4321
36 0.5712 0.5616 0.5236 0.4879 0.4554 0.4404
37 0.5850 0.5750 0.5354 0.4983 0.4644 0.4487
38 0.5989 0.5884 0.5473 0.5086 0.4733 0.4570
39 0.6129 0.6021 0.5593 0.5190 0.4823 0.4654
40 0.6272 0.6159 0.5714 0.5296 0.4914 0.4738
41 0.6417 0.6300 0.5837 0.5403 0.5007 0.4824
42 0.6565 0.6443 0.5963 0.5511 0.5100 0.4910
43 0.6715 0.6589 0.6090 0.5621 0.5194 0.4996
44 0.6868 0.6737 0.6219 0.5731 0.5287 0.5082
45 0.7024 0.6887 0.6349 0.5842 0.5381 0.5168
46 0.7183 0.7040 0.6481 0.5954 0.5474 0.5252
47 0.7344 0.7196 0.6614 0.6066 0.5567 0.5514
48 0.7508 0.7354 0.6747 0.6176 0.5781 0.5781
49 0.7674 0.7513 0.6880 0.6284 0.6056 0.6056
50 0.7843 0.7675 0.7013 0.6391 0.6339 0.6339
51 0.8012 0.7836 0.7145 0.6629 0.6629 0.6629
52 0.8183 0.7999 0.7275 0.6927 0.6927 0.6927
53 0.8357 0.8164 0.7404 0.7235 0.7235 0.7235
54 0.8533 0.8330 0.7553 0.7553 0.7553 0.7553
55 0.8712 0.8499 0.7883 0.7883 0.7883 0.7883
56 0.8895 0.8670 0.8226 0.8226 0.8226 0.8226
57 0.9081 0.8844 0.8585 0.8585 0.8585 0.8585
58 0.9272 0.9021 0.8960 0.8960 0.8960 0.8960
59 0.9339 0.9166 0.9166 0.9166 0.9166 0.9166
60 0.9422 0.9422 0.9422 0.9422 0.9422 0.9422
61 0.9515 0.9515 0.9515 0.9515 0.9515 0.9515
62 0.9592 0.9592 0.9592 0.9592 0.9592 0.9592
63 0.9715 0.9715 0.9715 0.9715 0.9715 0.9715
64 0.9853 0.9853 0.9853 0.9853 0.9853 0.9853
65 or more 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000

Table 3  Valuation factors — females who are 18 to 22 years on entry to SAS Scheme

Employee’s age in completed years

Average rate of benefit point accrual (abpa)

abpa £ 0.045

0.045<abpa< 0.05

0.05£abpa< 0.055

0.055£abpa< 0.06

abpa=0.06

26 0.4098 0.4028 0.3858 0.3693 0.3615
27 0.4243 0.4168 0.3987 0.3812 0.3728
28 0.4396 0.4317 0.4124 0.3937 0.3848
29 0.4557 0.4473 0.4267 0.4068 0.3973
30 0.4729 0.4638 0.4419 0.4207 0.4107
31 0.4881 0.4784 0.4551 0.4325 0.4218
32 0.5022 0.4919 0.4672 0.4432 0.4319
33 0.5165 0.5057 0.4795 0.4542 0.4421
34 0.5309 0.5195 0.4919 0.4652 0.4525
35 0.5455 0.5335 0.5045 0.4764 0.4631
36 0.5603 0.5477 0.5172 0.4878 0.4738
37 0.5752 0.5621 0.5302 0.4994 0.4847
38 0.5904 0.5767 0.5433 0.5111 0.4958
39 0.6058 0.5915 0.5568 0.5232 0.5072
40 0.6214 0.6065 0.5703 0.5353 0.5187
41 0.6370 0.6215 0.5838 0.5474 0.5300
42 0.6528 0.6366 0.5974 0.5595 0.5414
43 0.6688 0.6520 0.6111 0.5716 0.5528
44 0.6850 0.6674 0.6249 0.5837 0.5641
45 0.7014 0.6831 0.6387 0.5958 0.5753
46 0.7180 0.6990 0.6526 0.6077 0.5863
47 0.7348 0.7149 0.6664 0.6195 0.5971
48 0.7518 0.7309 0.6801 0.6309 0.6074
49 0.7689 0.7470 0.6936 0.6420 0.6174
50 0.7861 0.7631 0.7070 0.6527 0.6268
51 0.8035 0.7792 0.7201 0.6629 0.6567
52 0.8208 0.7951 0.7326 0.6871 0.6871
53 0.8380 0.8109 0.7446 0.7182 0.7182
54 0.8552 0.8264 0.7561 0.7501 0.7501
55 0.8725 0.8418 0.7830 0.7830 0.7830
56 0.8898 0.8571 0.8172 0.8172 0.8172
57 0.9072 0.8723 0.8528 0.8528 0.8528
58 0.9252 0.8903 0.8903 0.8903 0.8903
59 0.9316 0.9119 0.9119 0.9119 0.9119
60 0.9424 0.9424 0.9424 0.9424 0.9424
61 0.9501 0.9501 0.9501 0.9501 0.9501
62 0.9576 0.9576 0.9576 0.9576 0.9576
63 0.9681 0.9681 0.9681 0.9681 0.9681
64 0.9836 0.9836 0.9836 0.9836 0.9836
65 or more 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000

Table 4  Valuation factors — males who are 18 to 22 years on entry to SAS Scheme

Employee’s age in completed years

Average rate of benefit point accrual (abpa)

abpa £ 0.045

0.045<abpa< 0.05

0.05£abpa< 0.055

0.055£abpa< 0.06

abpa=0.06

26 0.4278 0.4188 0.3970 0.3767 0.3673
27 0.4412 0.4318 0.4089 0.3877 0.3777
28 0.4550 0.4452 0.4211 0.3989 0.3885
29 0.4694 0.4590 0.4339 0.4106 0.3997
30 0.4843 0.4734 0.4470 0.4226 0.4112
31 0.4981 0.4867 0.4591 0.4335 0.4216
32 0.5119 0.4999 0.4710 0.4442 0.4318
33 0.5256 0.5131 0.4829 0.4549 0.4419
34 0.5393 0.5263 0.4947 0.4655 0.4519
35 0.5531 0.5395 0.5066 0.4761 0.4619
36 0.5671 0.5529 0.5186 0.4868 0.4720
37 0.5811 0.5664 0.5306 0.4975 0.4821
38 0.5953 0.5799 0.5427 0.5082 0.4922
39 0.6096 0.5936 0.5549 0.5191 0.5024
40 0.6241 0.6075 0.5673 0.5300 0.5126
41 0.6388 0.6216 0.5798 0.5411 0.5230
42 0.6538 0.6359 0.5925 0.5523 0.5336
43 0.6690 0.6505 0.6054 0.5636 0.5441
44 0.6845 0.6652 0.6184 0.5750 0.5548
45 0.7003 0.6803 0.6316 0.5865 0.5655
46 0.7164 0.6956 0.6449 0.5980 0.5762
47 0.7328 0.7111 0.6584 0.6096 0.5869
48 0.7494 0.7268 0.6719 0.6211 0.5973
49 0.7662 0.7427 0.6854 0.6324 0.6076
50 0.7833 0.7587 0.6989 0.6435 0.6176
51 0.8005 0.7747 0.7122 0.6542 0.6481
52 0.8178 0.7909 0.7253 0.6794 0.6794
53 0.8353 0.8071 0.7383 0.7117 0.7117
54 0.8531 0.8234 0.7511 0.7451 0.7451
55 0.8711 0.8399 0.7798 0.7798 0.7798
56 0.8894 0.8565 0.8158 0.8158 0.8158
57 0.9081 0.8734 0.8535 0.8535 0.8535
58 0.9272 0.8929 0.8929 0.8929 0.8929
59 0.9339 0.9149 0.9149 0.9149 0.9149
60 0.9422 0.9422 0.9422 0.9422 0.9422
61 0.9515 0.9515 0.9515 0.9515 0.9515
62 0.9592 0.9592 0.9592 0.9592 0.9592
63 0.9715 0.9715 0.9715 0.9715 0.9715
64 0.9853 0.9853 0.9853 0.9853 0.9853
65 or more 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000

Table 5  Valuation factors — females who are 23 to 27 years on entry to SAS Scheme

Employee’s age in completed years

Average rate of benefit point accrual (abpa)

abpa< 0.05

0.05£abpa< 0.055

0.055£abpa< 0.06

abpa=0.06

30 0.4562 0.4531 0.4355 0.4262
31 0.4731 0.4697 0.4509 0.4411
32 0.4888 0.4853 0.4653 0.4549
33 0.5049 0.5012 0.4801 0.4690
34 0.5212 0.5173 0.4950 0.4834
35 0.5378 0.5336 0.5102 0.4981
36 0.5531 0.5486 0.5241 0.5114
37 0.5685 0.5639 0.5382 0.5248
38 0.5841 0.5793 0.5524 0.5385
39 0.5999 0.5949 0.5669 0.5523
40 0.6160 0.6107 0.5816 0.5664
41 0.6319 0.6264 0.5961 0.5803
42 0.6480 0.6423 0.6107 0.5943
43 0.6643 0.6584 0.6255 0.6084
44 0.6808 0.6747 0.6404 0.6225
45 0.6977 0.6913 0.6555 0.6368
46 0.7147 0.7080 0.6706 0.6511
47 0.7319 0.7249 0.6858 0.6654
48 0.7492 0.7419 0.7010 0.6796
49 0.7667 0.7591 0.7161 0.6936
50 0.7844 0.7764 0.7312 0.7075
51 0.8022 0.7938 0.7461 0.7212
52 0.8199 0.8109 0.7606 0.7342
53 0.8375 0.8280 0.7746 0.7468
54 0.8549 0.8449 0.7882 0.7586
55 0.8724 0.8617 0.8014 0.7700
56 0.8898 0.8784 0.8142 0.8067
57 0.9072 0.8951 0.8449 0.8449
58 0.9252 0.9122 0.8853 0.8853
59 0.9316 0.9155 0.9090 0.9090
60 0.9424 0.9424 0.9424 0.9424
61 0.9501 0.9501 0.9501 0.9501
62 0.9576 0.9576 0.9576 0.9576
63 0.9681 0.9681 0.9681 0.9681
64 0.9836 0.9836 0.9836 0.9836
65 or more 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000

Table 6     Valuation factors — males who are 23 to 27 years on entry to SAS Scheme

Employee’s age in completed years

Average rate of benefit point accrual (abpa)

abpa< 0.05

0.05£abpa< 0.055

0.055£abpa< 0.06

abpa=0.06

30 0.4735 0.4698 0.4482 0.4372
31 0.4883 0.4844 0.4619 0.4503
32 0.5032 0.4991 0.4755 0.4634
33 0.5181 0.5138 0.4892 0.4765
34 0.5330 0.5286 0.5028 0.4896
35 0.5481 0.5434 0.5166 0.5028
36 0.5624 0.5575 0.5295 0.5152
37 0.5768 0.5717 0.5425 0.5276
38 0.5912 0.5859 0.5556 0.5400
39 0.6058 0.6004 0.5688 0.5526
40 0.6206 0.6149 0.5820 0.5652
41 0.6355 0.6296 0.5955 0.5780
42 0.6508 0.6446 0.6092 0.5910
43 0.6662 0.6599 0.6231 0.6042
44 0.6820 0.6754 0.6371 0.6175
45 0.6980 0.6912 0.6514 0.6310
46 0.7143 0.7072 0.6659 0.6447
47 0.7310 0.7235 0.6805 0.6585
48 0.7478 0.7401 0.6953 0.6723
49 0.7649 0.7569 0.7101 0.6861
50 0.7823 0.7739 0.7250 0.7000
51 0.7997 0.7909 0.7398 0.7136
52 0.8172 0.8080 0.7545 0.7270
53 0.8349 0.8253 0.7692 0.7403
54 0.8528 0.8427 0.7837 0.7534
55 0.8710 0.8603 0.7983 0.7664
56 0.8894 0.8782 0.8128 0.8051
57 0.9081 0.8963 0.8456 0.8456
58 0.9272 0.9147 0.8880 0.8880
59 0.9339 0.9184 0.9122 0.9122
60 0.9422 0.9422 0.9422 0.9422
61 0.9515 0.9515 0.9515 0.9515
62 0.9592 0.9592 0.9592 0.9592
63 0.9715 0.9715 0.9715 0.9715
64 0.9853 0.9853 0.9853 0.9853
65 or more 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000

Table 7  Valuation factors — employees who are 28 years or more on entry to SAS Scheme

Employee’s age in completed years

Males

Females

35 0.5413 0.5275
36 0.5562 0.5437
37 0.5713 0.5602
38 0.5865 0.5768
39 0.6019 0.5938
40 0.6173 0.6111
41 0.6325 0.6273
42 0.6479 0.6437
43 0.6636 0.6603
44 0.6796 0.6772
45 0.6958 0.6943
46 0.7123 0.7117
47 0.7292 0.7292
48 0.7463 0.7470
49 0.7636 0.7648
50 0.7813 0.7829
51 0.7989 0.8011
52 0.8166 0.8191
53 0.8345 0.8370
54 0.8526 0.8547
55 0.8709 0.8723
56 0.8894 0.8898
57 0.9081 0.9072
58 0.9272 0.9252
59 0.9339 0.9316
60 0.9422 0.9424
61 0.9515 0.9501
62 0.9592 0.9576
63 0.9715 0.9681
64 0.9853 0.9836
65 or more 1.0000 1.0000

Table 8  Valuation factors — deferred beneficiaries

Period of time until early retirement age (in completed years)

Factor

30 0.762
29 0.769
28 0.776
27 0.783
26 0.791
25 0.798
24 0.805
23 0.812
22 0.820
21 0.827
20 0.835
19 0.842
18 0.850
17 0.858
16 0.865
15 0.873
14 0.881
13 0.889
12 0.897
11 0.905
10 0.914
9 0.922
8 0.930
7 0.939
6 0.947
5 0.956
4 0.964
3 0.973
2 0.982
1 0.991
0 1.000

Table 9  Valuation factors — male pensioners

Pensioner’s age in completed years

Type of pension

Age retirement pension

Invalid pension

Reversionary pension

25 23.21 21.80 23.01
26 23.09 21.68 22.89
27 22.97 21.56 22.77
28 22.85 21.43 22.63
29 22.72 21.29 22.50
30 22.59 21.15 22.36
31 22.45 21.00 22.21
32 22.31 20.84 22.06
33 22.16 20.69 21.90
34 22.01 20.53 21.73
35 21.85 20.37 21.56
36 21.68 20.20 21.39
37 21.51 20.02 21.20
38 21.33 19.83 21.01
39 21.14 19.65 20.81
40 20.95 19.45 20.60
41 20.73 19.23 20.39
42 20.51 19.01 20.16
43 20.28 18.77 19.93
44 20.04 18.54 19.69
45 19.78 18.29 19.44
46 19.47 17.96 19.18
47 19.14 17.63 18.91
48 18.80 17.29 18.62
49 18.44 16.96 18.33
50 18.08 16.63 18.03
51 17.71 16.31 17.71
52 17.38 16.05 17.38
53 17.04 15.79 17.04
54 16.69 15.52 16.69
55 16.32 15.25 16.32
56 15.98 14.97 15.98
57 15.63 14.68 15.63
58 15.26 14.38 15.26
59 14.89 14.08 14.89
60 14.50 13.77 14.50
61 14.11 13.45 14.11
62 13.70 13.12 13.70
63 13.29 12.78 13.29
64 12.86 12.44 12.86
65 12.42 12.10 12.42
66 11.98 11.74 11.98
67 11.52 11.38 11.52
68 11.05 11.01 11.05
69 10.57 10.63 10.57
70 10.07 10.26 10.07
71 9.56 9.88 9.56
72 9.07 9.51 9.07
73 8.60 9.13 8.60
74 8.15 8.75 8.15
75 7.72 8.37 7.72
76 7.32 7.99 7.32
77 6.94 7.61 6.94
78 6.58 7.24 6.58
79 6.24 6.87 6.24
80 5.92 6.51 5.92
81 5.62 6.16 5.62
82 5.34 5.82 5.34
83 5.06 5.49 5.06
84 4.79 5.18 4.79
85 4.54 4.89 4.54
86 4.29 4.61 4.29
87 4.06 4.33 4.06
88 3.84 4.07 3.84
89 3.63 3.82 3.63
90 3.44 3.57 3.44
91 3.25 3.34 3.25
92 3.07 3.11 3.07
93 2.90 2.91 2.90
94 2.73 2.72 2.73
95 2.56 2.54 2.56
96 2.40 2.38 2.40
97 2.25 2.24 2.25
98 2.10 2.10 2.10
99 or more 1.97 1.97 1.97

Table 10                    Valuation factors — female pensioners

Pensioner’s age in completed years

Type of pension

Age retirement pension

Invalid pension

Reversionary pension

25 23.42 22.16 23.37
26 23.31 22.02 23.26
27 23.20 21.88 23.15
28 23.09 21.73 23.03
29 22.97 21.58 22.91
30 22.85 21.43 22.79
31 22.72 21.27 22.66
32 22.59 21.10 22.52
33 22.45 20.93 22.38
34 22.31 20.76 22.24
35 22.16 20.58 22.08
36 22.00 20.40 21.93
37 21.84 20.21 21.76
38 21.68 20.01 21.59
39 21.50 19.82 21.42
40 21.32 19.61 21.23
41 21.09 19.30 21.04
42 20.86 18.99 20.84
43 20.65 18.76 20.64
44 20.44 18.53 20.42
45 20.22 18.30 20.20
46 19.98 18.06 19.97
47 19.74 17.83 19.73
48 19.49 17.59 19.48
49 19.23 17.35 19.22
50 18.96 17.10 18.95
51 18.67 16.84 18.67
52 18.38 16.60 18.38
53 18.08 16.35 18.08
54 17.77 16.10 17.77
55 17.44 15.85 17.44
56 17.13 15.60 17.13
57 16.80 15.34 16.80
58 16.47 15.08 16.47
59 16.13 14.82 16.13
60 15.79 14.55 15.79
61 15.44 14.28 15.44
62 15.07 14.01 15.07
63 14.70 13.73 14.70
64 14.31 13.44 14.31
65 13.92 13.14 13.92
66 13.51 12.84 13.51
67 13.10 12.53 13.10
68 12.67 12.21 12.67
69 12.24 11.89 12.24
70 11.80 11.57 11.80
71 11.36 11.24 11.36
72 10.92 10.90 10.92
73 10.49 10.56 10.49
74 10.06 10.22 10.06
75 9.63 9.86 9.63
76 9.22 9.51 9.22
77 8.81 9.14 8.81
78 8.41 8.76 8.41
79 8.01 8.36 8.01
80 7.62 7.96 7.62
81 7.24 7.55 7.24
82 6.87 7.15 6.87
83 6.50 6.75 6.50
84 6.15 6.35 6.15
85 5.80 5.97 5.80
86 5.47 5.60 5.47
87 5.15 5.25 5.15
88 4.85 4.91 4.85
89 4.57 4.60 4.57
90 4.31 4.31 4.31
91 4.07 4.05 4.07
92 3.84 3.80 3.84
93 3.63 3.57 3.63
94 3.41 3.35 3.41
95 3.22 3.14 3.22
96 3.04 2.93 3.04
97 2.87 2.72 2.87
98 2.72 2.50 2.72
99 or more 2.58 2.26 2.58

Part 9          NSW State Authorities Non-contributory Superannuation Scheme

1              Definitions

(1)   In this Part:

eligible service, in relation to an employee, means the eligible service determined to have accrued in relation to the employee in accordance with clause 5 of the SANCS Regulation.

fraction of a year means the quotient of the number of days of the period of service in the year and 365.

SANCS Act means the State Authorities Non-contributory Superannuation Act 1987 (NSW).

SANCS Regulation means the State Authorities Non-contributory Superannuation Regulation 2005 (NSW).

SANCS scheme means the superannuation scheme established by the SANCS Act.

(2)   A reference in this Part to the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations being satisfied does not include a reference to the requirements of that Division being satisfied by making a payment of the kind mentioned in regulation 14H of the Regulations.

(3)   An expression used in this Part and in the SANCS Act or in a provision of that Act has the same meaning in this Part as it has in the SANCS Act or the provision of that Act.

Note 1   The following expressions are defined in section 3 of the SANCS Act:

·         Commonwealth co-contribution account

·         employee

·         STC.

Note 2  Final average salary is defined in section 21 of the SANCS Act.

2              Methods for interests in SANCS scheme

For an interest that:

(a)    is in the growth phase in the SANCS scheme; and

(b)    is mentioned in an item in the following table;

the method mentioned in the item is approved for section 4 of this instrument.

Item

Interest

Method

1 An interest held by an employee

where:

C is the number of years, and any fraction of a year, of eligible service accrued by the person at the relevant date.

B is the number of years, and any fraction of a year, of eligible service accrued by the person in the period commencing on 1 July 1988 and ending at the end of the relevant date.

FAS is the amount that would have been the person’s final average salary if the person had ceased to be an employee at the relevant date.

Fy+m is the factor calculated in accordance with the formula:

where:

Fy is the valuation factor mentioned in Table 1 in this Part that applies, given the person’s gender and age in completed years at the relevant date.

m is the number of complete months of the person’s age that are not included in the person’s age in completed years at the relevant date.

Fy+1 is the valuation factor mentioned in Table 1 in this Part that would apply to the person if the person’s age in completed years at the relevant date were 1 year more than it is.

R is:

   (a)  if the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations have been satisfied in respect of the entitlement of only one spouse of the person, being an entitlement arising under a particular superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order that applies in respect of the interest — the amount (the reduction factor) calculated in accordance with the formula:

1 – NMProp ´ ESProp

where:

         NMProp is the quotient of:

         (i)   the value of the spouse’s entitlement under the agreement or order immediately before the time when the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations were satisfied; and

        (ii)   the gross value of the person’s interest, immediately before those requirements were satisfied, determined in accordance with the method set out in this item.

         ESProp is the quotient of:

         (i)   the sum of:

         (A)    the number of days, and any additional proportion of a day, of eligible service of the person before 1 July 1988; and

               (B)    85% of the number of days, and any additional proportion of a day, of eligible service of the person on and after 1 July 1988;

               at the time when the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations were satisfied; and

        (ii)   the sum of:

         (A)    the number of days, and any additional proportion of a day, of eligible service of the person before 1 July 1988; and

               (B)    85% of the number of days, and any additional proportion of a day, of eligible service of the person on and after 1 July 1988;

               at the relevant date; or

   (b)  if the requirements of Division 2.2 of the Regulations have been satisfied in respect of the entitlements of 2 or more spouses of the person, being entitlements each arising under a superannuation agreement, flag lifting agreement or splitting order that applies in respect of the interest — the product of the reduction factors, calculated in accordance with paragraph (a), in respect of each entitlement; or
   (c)  in any other case — 1.

CCB is the sum of:

   (a)  the balance of the person’s Commonwealth co-contribution account at the relevant date; and

   (b)  the amount of adjustment (if any) that STC would make to that account under section 11 of the SANCS Act if the person had voluntarily ceased to be an employee at the relevant date.

2

An interest held by a person if:

   (a)  the person has ceased to be an employee; and

   (b)  all or part of the person’s benefit in respect of the interest is preserved under section 24 of the SANCS Act

A + SC

where:

A is the amount of the benefit in respect of the person that would have been payable to, or in respect of, the person if that benefit had been payable under section 23 of the SANCS Act at the relevant date.

SC is the amount (if any) calculated by STC in accordance with subsection 26A (1) of the SANCS Act.

Table 1  Valuation factors

Age in completed years

Males

Females

26 0.6424 0.6917
27 0.6435 0.6878
28 0.6446 0.6841
29 0.6459 0.6809
30 0.6473 0.6781
31 0.6490 0.6760
32 0.6509 0.6750
33 0.6534 0.6753
34 0.6565 0.6767
35 0.6603 0.6792
36 0.6647 0.6828
37 0.6698 0.6875
38 0.6757 0.6933
39 0.6823 0.7001
40 0.6897 0.7077
41 0.6978 0.7162
42 0.7066 0.7252
43 0.7161 0.7349
44 0.7262 0.7450
45 0.7370 0.7557
46 0.7484 0.7670
47 0.7604 0.7785
48 0.7731 0.7905
49 0.7863 0.8029
50 0.8000 0.8156
51 0.8140 0.8286
52 0.8286 0.8423
53 0.8438 0.8567
54 0.8596 0.8717
55 0.8760 0.8873
56 0.8891 0.8940
57 0.9036 0.9084
58 0.9180 0.9230
59 0.9279 0.9286
60 0.9370 0.9373
61 0.9357 0.9427
62 0.9437 0.9486
63 0.9565 0.9559
64 0.9697 0.9666
65 0.9777 0.9777
66 0.9784 0.9784
67 0.9797 0.9797
68 0.9825 0.9825
69 0.9883 0.9883
70 or more 1.0000 1.0000

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