{"id":"C2010L00021","name":"Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - Eligible Superannuation Scheme Declaration 2003","slug":"defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-act-1973-eligible-superannuation-scheme-declaration-2003","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28405,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2010L00021-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 - Eligible Superannuation Scheme Declaration 2003","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1972 Eligible Superannuation Scheme Declaration 2003\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nDefence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973\n\nEligible Superannuation Scheme Declaration 2003\n\nI, NICHOLAS HUGH MINCHIN, Minister of State for Finance and Administration, pursuant to section 73 of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefit Act 1973 (the Act), do hereby:\n\n(a)                declare that AvSuper, a superannuation scheme established pursuant to a Trust Deed dated 17 July 1990, is an eligible superannuation scheme for the purposes of Division 3 of Part IX of the Act; and\n\n(b)               specify 2 December 2001 as the day on which this Declaration is deemed to have come into effect in relation to that superannuation scheme.\n\nDated this 26th day of June 2003.\n\n \n\n \n\nNick Minchin  Minister for Finance and Administration\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1733},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration operates strictly within the scope of section 73 of the DFRDB Act, which expressly authorises the Minister to declare eligible superannuation schemes. It does not expand beyond the original legislative intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing one declaration","No defined terms or interpretation section","Only one legislative cross-reference (section 73 of the enabling Act)","No conditions, exceptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** A ministerial declaration made under the *Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973* (the DFRDB Act).\n\n**What it does:** It officially recognises **AvSuper** (a superannuation fund established in 1990) as an \"eligible superannuation scheme\" under the Act.\n\n**Why it matters:** This allows Australian Defence Force members (current and former) who have benefits in the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (DFRDB) scheme to transfer or roll over their money into AvSuper.\n\n**Timing:** Although signed on 26 June 2003, the declaration takes effect retrospectively from **2 December 2001**."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-act-1973-eligible-superannuation-scheme-declaration-2003","history":"/api/acts/defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-act-1973-eligible-superannuation-scheme-declaration-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-act-1973-eligible-superannuation-scheme-declaration-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-act-1973-eligible-superannuation-scheme-declaration-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-act-1973-eligible-superannuation-scheme-declaration-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-act-1973-eligible-superannuation-scheme-declaration-2003/documents"}}