Retirement Savings Accounts Regulations 1997

PART 4 - PAYMENT STANDARDS  

Division 4.6 - Conditions for the use of tax file numbers to facilitate consolidation or rollover  

REGULATION 4.47  

4.47   PROCEDURE FOR SEARCHING FOR AMOUNTS TO FACILITATE CONSOLIDATION BY ROLLOVER  

In order to facilitate the consolidation of amounts for an RSA holder, an RSA provider must use either or both of the following procedures to determine whether amounts are held for the RSA holder by another RSA provider or superannuation entity:

(a) seeking superannuation information relating to the RSA holder using a facility provided by the Australian Taxation Office;

(b) contacting an RSA provider or superannuation entity to seek superannuation information relating to the RSA holder.