{"id":"F2013L00453","name":"Family Law (Superannuation-Provision of Information: Governors-General Pension Scheme) Determination 2013","slug":"family-law-superannuation-provision-of-information-governors-general-pension-scheme-determination-20","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":437791,"registerId":"F2013L00453-fast-fetch-1775954495094","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Family Law (Superannuation-Provision of Information: Governors-General Pension Scheme) Determination 2013","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\n \n\n \n\nFamily Law (Superannuation—Provision of Information: Governors‑General Pension Scheme) Determination 2013\n\nI, Mark Dreyfus, Attorney‑General, make the following determination under subregulations 64(7) and (7B) of the Family Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2001.\n\nDated: 12 March 2013\n\nMark Dreyfus\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name of determination\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Definitions\n\n5 Application of determination\n\n6 Provision of information by trustee—growth phase interests\n\n7 Provision of information by trustee—payment phase interest\n\n \n\n1  Name of determination\n\n  This determination is the Family Law (Superannuation—Provision of Information: Governors‑General Pension Scheme) Determination 2013.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This determination commences on 15 March 2013.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This determination is made under subregulations 64(7) and (7B) of the Family Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2001.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n (1) In this determination:\n\ngrowth phase table means the table in clause 2 of Part 7 of Schedule 1 to the Methods and Factors Approval.\n\nMethods and Factors Approval means the Family Law (Superannuation) (Methods and Factors for Valuing Particular Superannuation Interests) Approval 2003.\n\nRegulations means the Family Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2001.\n\nScheme means the Governors‑General Pension Scheme constituted by an allowance payable under section 4 of the Governor‑General Act 1974.\n\n (2) For this determination, a reference to “the relevant date” in the definition of a factor in the Methods and Factors Approval mentioned in column 3 of an item of the table in section 6 is to be read as if it were a reference to “the appropriate date”.\n\n5  Application of determination\n\n  This determination applies to a superannuation interest in the Scheme for which methods and factors have been approved under Part 7 of Schedule 1 to the Methods and Factors Approval. \n\n6  Provision of information by trustee—growth phase interests\n\n  For a superannuation interest mentioned in an item in the following table:\n\n (a) for paragraph 64(7)(a) of the Regulations—the trustee of the Scheme is not required to provide the information about the interest mentioned in column 2 of the item; and\n\n (b) for paragraph 64(7)(b) of the Regulations—the trustee of the Scheme must provide the information about the interest mentioned in column 3 of the item.\n\n \n\n- Provision of information for growth phase interests\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Item Superannuation interest Information not required to be provided Information that must be provided\n- 1 An interest mentioned in item 1 of the growth phase table The information mentioned in paragraphs 64(4)(a) to (m) of the Regulations The factor PA as defined in item 1 of the growth phase table\n- 2 An interest mentioned in item 2 of the growth phase table The information mentioned in paragraphs 64(4)(a) to (m) of the Regulations The factor ATA as defined in item 2 of the growth phase table\n\n\n7  Provision of information by trustee—payment phase interest\n\n (1) This section is made for paragraph 64(7B)(a) of the Regulations, in relation to an interest that a person has in the Scheme as a result of being paid an allowance under section 4 of the Governor‑General Act 1974.\n\n (2) The trustee of the Scheme is not required to provide the information mentioned in paragraphs 64(3)(a), (aa), (c), (d) and (e) of the Regulations.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This determination narrows the default disclosure scope for the Governors‑General Pension Scheme by exempting the trustee from providing many standard information items and by requiring only specified valuation factors for growth‑phase interests (see cl 6) and exempting listed payment‑phase items (cl 7). It also directs a timing substitution for factor references (cl 4(2)), so practitioners must apply these modified obligations instead of the broader defaults in the Regulations."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, scheme‑specific instrument limited to the Governors‑General Pension Scheme (cl 5).","Relies on multiple cross‑references to the Family Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2001 and the Methods and Factors Approval (see cll 3,4,5,6).","Table mapping growth‑phase items to single valuation factors (PA, ATA) reduces but requires precise application (cl 6).","Exceptions to disclosure cite specific paragraphs of reg 64(3)/(4), requiring readers to consult the Regulations to know exact items withheld (cll 6–7).","Textual substitution of 'relevant date' with 'appropriate date' for certain factors introduces a timing/interpretation question (cl 4(2)).","Limited operational complexity but requires trustees and legal practitioners to align valuation practice with these narrow rules (compliance burden concentrated)."],"plain_english_summary":"**Summary:**\n\nThis determination sets what information the trustee of the Governors‑General Pension Scheme must (and must not) provide for family law superannuation valuations. It mandates particular valuation factors for growth‑phase interests and exempts the trustee from supplying several standard information items for growth‑ and payment‑phase interests.\n\nIt affects the Scheme's trustee and people seeking superannuation information in family law proceedings because it narrows disclosure obligations and fixes which valuation factors apply."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose. It applies only to the Governors-General Pension Scheme and only modifies information disclosure requirements for family law proceedings. There is no scope creep — it does exactly what its title suggests and nothing more."},"complexity_factors":["Short document (only 7 sections)","Heavy reliance on external references — requires reader to cross-reference the Family Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2001, the Methods and Factors Approval 2003, and the Governor-General Act 1974 to understand what information is actually being modified","Technical terminology requiring domain knowledge: \"growth phase\", \"payment phase\", \"trustee\", \"superannuation interest\", specific factor names (PA, ATA)","Nested definitions — section 4 defines terms that reference other instruments which themselves contain defined terms","Table-based structure in section 6 creates conditional logic (different rules for item 1 vs item 2 interests)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument tailors family-law disclosure rules for the Governors‑General Pension Scheme by narrowing what administrators must supply when former or serving Governors‑General’s super is being split. For pensions still in the growth phase, trustees need only provide specific valuation factors (PA or ATA); for pensions already in payment, several usual disclosure items are excused.\n\nIt affects former Governors‑General, their partners, scheme administrators and family lawyers, and matters because it streamlines valuation disclosure for this very small, specialized group."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/family-law-superannuation-provision-of-information-governors-general-pension-scheme-determination-20","history":"/api/acts/family-law-superannuation-provision-of-information-governors-general-pension-scheme-determination-20/history","analysis":"/api/acts/family-law-superannuation-provision-of-information-governors-general-pension-scheme-determination-20/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/family-law-superannuation-provision-of-information-governors-general-pension-scheme-determination-20/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/family-law-superannuation-provision-of-information-governors-general-pension-scheme-determination-20/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/family-law-superannuation-provision-of-information-governors-general-pension-scheme-determination-20/documents"}}