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SUPERANNUATION (GOVERNMENT CO-CONTRIBUTION FOR LOW INCOME EARNERS) ACT 2003 - SECT 15

Commissioner to determine where the Government co - contribution payment is to be directed

  (1)   If the Commissioner makes a determination under section   13 that a Government co - contribution is payable in respect of a person for an income year, the Commissioner must determine whether the co - contribution is to be paid:

  (a)   to the trustee of a complying superannuation fund for crediting to an account of the person within that fund; or

  (b)   to the provider of an RSA that the person holds for crediting to the RSA; or

  (c)   to the person; or

  (d)   to the person's legal personal representative; or

  (e)   into an account of the person in the Superannuation Holding Accounts Special Account.

  (2)   If the Commissioner makes a determination under paragraph   ( 1)(a) or (b), the Commissioner must also determine which particular account the Government co - contribution is to be paid into.

  (3)   The Commissioner must make determinations under subsections   ( 1) and (2) in accordance with the regulations made for the purposes of this section.

  (4)   The Commissioner may revoke a determination made under this section if the Commissioner is satisfied that:

  (a)   payment of the Government co - contribution cannot be effected in accordance with the determination; or

  (b)   it is otherwise appropriate in the circumstances to revoke the determination.

  (5)   The regulations may prescribe the time within which determinations under this section are to be made.



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