{"id":"F2005L00353","name":"Family Law (Superannuation) (Retirement Age - S.A. Metropolitan Fire Service Superannuation Fund) Approval 2005","slug":"family-law-superannuation-retirement-age-s-a-metropolitan-fire-service-superannuation-fund-approval-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":33974,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L00353-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Family Law (Superannuation) (Retirement Age - S.A. Metropolitan Fire Service Superannuation Fund) Approval 2005","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nFamily Law (Superannuation) (Retirement Age — S.A. Metropolitan Fire Service Superannuation Fund) Approval 2005\n\nFamily Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2001\n\nI, PHILIP MAXWELL RUDDOCK, Attorney-General, acting under subregulation 30 (1) of the Family Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2001, approve the age of 60 years as the retirement age for all members of the eligible superannuation plan established by Trust Deed dated 11 June 1974 known as the S.A. Metropolitan Fire Service Superannuation Fund.\n\nDated 21 February 2005\n\nPHILIP RUDDOCK\n\nAttorney-General\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow administrative function it was designed for: approving a specific retirement age for a specific superannuation fund under the Family Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2001. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original regulatory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: one approval of one specific age","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling regulation","No conditional logic or exceptions","Document length: approximately 150 words","Straightforward administrative instrument with no substantive legal rules"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short official approval by the Attorney-General setting the retirement age for a specific South Australian firefighters' superannuation (pension) fund.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **60 years** as the official retirement age for members of the **S.A. Metropolitan Fire Service Superannuation Fund**\n- This fund was established by a trust deed dated 11 June 1974\n\n**Why it matters:**\nUnder Australia's family law, superannuation (retirement savings) can be split between separating couples. To calculate the value of these benefits, the law needs to know when a person can normally access their super — this is called the \"retirement age.\" Without this official approval, the fund's retirement age might be unclear for family law purposes, making it harder to divide assets fairly when couples separate.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Members of the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service Superannuation Fund\n- Family lawyers and courts handling property settlements involving these firefighters\n- Former spouses of these firefighters seeking a share of superannuation assets"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the scope of the eligible superannuation plan or widen membership or benefits. It simply records the Attorney‑General's approval (under subregulation 30(1) of the Family Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2001) that age 60 is to be treated as the retirement age for the named Fund. The approval narrows an administrative question (what retirement age to use for family law purposes) to a single, specified age and does not amend the Trust Deed or create new plan obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow subject matter: approves a single numeric parameter (retirement age = 60).","Requires cross‑reference to Family Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2001 (subreg 30(1)) to understand legal effect.","Relies on identification of the specific plan by Trust Deed date and name; parsing requires matching instrument to plan records.","Low administrative complexity but requires trustees/administrators to update family‑law related procedures.","Limited discretion exercised (executive approval), but understanding broader effects needs reading of the underlying Regulations and Trust Deed (external documents)."],"plain_english_summary":"The Attorney‑General, under subregulation 30(1) of the Family Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2001, approves age 60 as the retirement age for the S.A. Metropolitan Fire Service Superannuation Fund (Trust Deed dated 11 June 1974). This creates a binding statutory reference point for family‑law treatment of the fund’s benefits; it does not amend the Trust Deed, change funding or directly alter members’ contractual entitlements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/family-law-superannuation-retirement-age-s-a-metropolitan-fire-service-superannuation-fund-approval-","history":"/api/acts/family-law-superannuation-retirement-age-s-a-metropolitan-fire-service-superannuation-fund-approval-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/family-law-superannuation-retirement-age-s-a-metropolitan-fire-service-superannuation-fund-approval-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/family-law-superannuation-retirement-age-s-a-metropolitan-fire-service-superannuation-fund-approval-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/family-law-superannuation-retirement-age-s-a-metropolitan-fire-service-superannuation-fund-approval-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/family-law-superannuation-retirement-age-s-a-metropolitan-fire-service-superannuation-fund-approval-/documents"}}