Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) In these
regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —
accrued benefit , in relation to a member, means
the amount equal to the benchmark amount multiplied by —
(a) 13%
of the period of the member’s category A membership while in
service prior to 1 July 1988; plus
(b) 12%
of the period of the member’s category A membership while in
service on or after 1 July 1988;
accumulation account means the account kept for a
member under regulation 27A;
benchmark amount has the meaning given in
regulation 7;
category A member means a person who is a member
of category A under regulation 9A;
category B member means a person who is a member
of category B under regulation 9A;
category C member means a person who is a member
of category C under regulation 9A;
category D member means a person who is a member
of category D under regulation 9A;
dependant has the meaning given in the SIS Act
section 10(1);
discount factor means the discount factor
determined from time to time by the Board on the advice of the actuary;
former Act means the Coal Mine Workers (Pensions)
Act 1943 ;
member means a person who has become a member
under regulation 10, 11, 11A, 11AA or 42(2)(a) and who has not ceased to
be a member under regulation 11B;
member’s multiple , in relation to a member
who has retained a benefit, means the multiple recorded under
regulation 22(3) in respect of the member;
partner means a spouse as defined in the SIS Act
section 10(1);
previous fund means the Coal Mine Workers’
Pensions Fund established under the former Act;
salary day means —
(a) in
relation to an employer, the day on which salary becomes payable by the
employer to members who are in service with the employer; and
(b) in
relation to a member, the day on which the member’s salary becomes
payable;
SIS Regulations means the Superannuation Industry
(Supervision) Regulations 1994 of the Commonwealth;
splittable contribution has the same meaning as it
has in Division 6.7 of the SIS Regulations.
(2) Regulations 4
to 9 shall have effect for the purposes of the application and interpretation
of these regulations.
[Regulation 3 amended in Gazette
14 May 1996 p. 2025-6; 8 Sep 1998 p. 4908;
30 Apr 2002 p. 2185-6; 23 May 2003 p. 1823;
11 Jul 2006 p. 2535-6; 21 Aug 2009 p. 3266.]