Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment Regulations 2004 (No. 6) (153 of 2004)

Schedule 1   Amendments commencing on gazettal

[5]   After subregulation 2.36E (2)

insert

(2A) If:

(a) the member spouse lodges a notice, or makes a request of a trustee, which would bind the trustee to pay death benefits to a particular beneficiary or beneficiaries; and

(b) a payment made in accordance with the notice or request would not be a splittable payment because of the identity or characteristics of that beneficiary or those beneficiaries;

the trustee must inform the non-member spouse that the member spouse has lodged the notice or made the request.