Superannuation (Interest) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1987 No. 1991

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Superannuation (Interest) Regulations2

(Amendment)

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Superannuation Act 1976.

Dated 18 September 1987.

J. A. ROWLAND

Administrator

By His Excellency’s Command,

Peter Walsh

Minister of State for Finance

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Principal Regulations

1. In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Superannuation (Interest) Regulations.

Calculation of interest

2. Regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations is amended:

(a) by omitting from subregulation (1) “20.029 per cent” and substituting “22.973 per cent”; and

(b) by omitting from subregulation (2) “20.029 per cent” and substituting “22.973 per cent”.

Application

3. (1) The provisions of regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations, as amended by these Regulations, apply in relation to interest payable in respect of an amount that is a prescribed amount in relation to a person:

(a) if deferred benefits become payable in respect of the person after the date of commencement of these Regulations; or

 

(S.R. 237/87)––Cat. No.  16/3.9.1987

 

(b) if:

(i) deferred benefits cease to be applicable in respect of the person; or

(ii) in the case of a person in respect of whom deferred benefits are not applicable—the person ceases to be an eligible employee;

on or after that date.

(2) An expression used in subregulation (1) that is defined in the Principal Regulations has the same meaning for the purposes of that subregulation as it has in those Regulations.

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 21 September 1987.

2. Statutory Rules 1978 No. 253 as amended to date. For previous amendments, see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1987 No. 7 and see also Statutory Rules 1987 Nos. 7, 44 and 99.

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