Parliamentary Superannuation (Default Fund) Declaration 20121

I, Penelope YING YEN WONG, Minister for Finance and Deregulation, make the following Declaration under subsections 17(1) and 17(5) of the Parliamentary Superannuation Act 2004.

Dated                 14 December  2012

1 Name of Declaration

  This Declaration is the Parliamentary Superannuation (Default Fund) Declaration 2012.

2 Commencement

  This Declaration commences on 1 January 2013.

3 Definition

  In this Declaration:

  Act means the Parliamentary Superannuation Act 2004.

4 Revocation

  The Default Fund (Parliamentary Superannuation) Declaration 2004, made under section 17 of the Act on 16 August 2004, is revoked.

5 Default Fund

  For the purposes of the Act, AustralianSuper is declared to be the default fund.

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