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Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999
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C2004A00518
13 October 1999
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13 October 1999
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Application
4 Act to bind Crown
5 Extension to Territories
6 Objects of Act
7 Outline of Act
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Part 2—Interpretation
8 Definitions
9 Accrual of benefits in defined benefits superannuation schemes
10 Meaning of eligibility age
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Part 3—Payment of unclaimed money to the Commissioner
11 Object of Part
12 Meaning of unclaimed money—general meaning
13 Superannuation provider must make reasonable efforts to ensure that the member receives the benefit
14 Meaning of unclaimed money—deceased member
15 Superannuation provider must make reasonable efforts to ensure that the person receives the benefit
16 Statement of unclaimed money
17 Payment of unclaimed money to Commissioner
18 Payment of unclaimed money to a State or Territory authority
19 Register of unclaimed money
20 Commissioner may give information to State and Territory authorities
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Part 4—Lost members
21 Object of Part
22 Meaning of lost member
23 Regulations may establish a scheme for information about lost members
24 Commissioner may give information to State or Territory authorities
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Part 5—Tax file numbers
25 Forms etc. may require tax file number
26 Provision of tax file numbers by trustees of regulated exempt public sector superannuation schemes
27 Registers may contain tax file numbers
28 Use of tax file numbers
29 Requesting tax file numbers
30 Quoting tax file numbers
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Part 6—Secrecy
31 Persons to whom Part applies
32 Information may be recorded or divulged only for purposes of Act
33 Court may not require information or documents
34 Information may be divulged to persons performing duties under Acts administered by Commissioner
35 Information may be divulged to persons performing duties under this Act
36 Information may be divulged to court for purposes of this Act
37 Information may be divulged with consent of superannuation provider or individual
38 Information may be divulged to specified persons or bodies
39 Australian Bureau of Statistics to observe secrecy requirements
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Part 7—Administration
40 General administration of Act
41 Annual report
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Part 8—Miscellaneous
42 Act not to operate so as to contravene Constitution
43 Application of the Criminal Code
44 Publication etc. of information in registers
45 Authorised officers
46 Access to premises
47 Obtaining information and documents
48 Records to be kept and retained by superannuation provider
49 Approved forms
50 Regulations
