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FAMILY LAW (SUPERANNUATION) REGULATIONS 2001 - REG 11

Meaning of unsplittable interest (Act s 90MD)

         (1)   Subject to subregulation (2), for the definition of unsplittable interest in section 90MD of the Act, a superannuation interest of a member spouse described in subregulation (1A) or (1B) is prescribed.

      (1A)   For subregulation (1), the superannuation interest of the member spouse must be:

                (a)    an interest other than 1 in respect of which the whole or remaining part of the benefits are being paid to the member spouse as:

                          (i)    a lifetime pension or fixed‑term pension that the member is no longer entitled to commute; or

                         (ii)    a lifetime annuity or fixed‑term annuity; and

               (b)    an interest with a withdrawal benefit in relation to the member spouse of less than $5 000.

      (1B)   For subregulation (1), the superannuation interest of the member spouse must be an interest in respect of which:

                (a)    the whole or remaining part of the benefits are being paid to the member spouse as:

                          (i)    a lifetime pension or fixed‑term pension that the member is no longer entitled to commute; or

                         (ii)    a lifetime annuity or fixed‑term annuity; and

               (b)    the amount of the annual benefit payable to the member is less than $2 000.

         (2)   This regulation does not apply to any of the following superannuation interests:

                (a)    a superannuation interest in the Judges' Pensions Act Scheme;

               (b)    a superannuation interest in the scheme provided under the Judges' Pensions Act 1971 of South Australia.



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