12Becoming an ADF Super member

12 Becoming an ADF Super member

(1) This section sets out the 2 situations in which a person can become an ADF Super member. Choice to become a member (2) A person who is eligible to become an ADF Super member may, in a manner approved by CSC in writing under this subsection, choose to become an ADF Super member. (3) The person becomes an ADF Super member when the choice is made.

Note: A person who is a member of MSBS, who chooses to become an ADF Super member, cannot later again become an MSBS member (see subsection 7(3) of the Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991).

ADF Super is the person’s mandated fund (4) A person becomes an ADF Super member at a particular time if: (a) the person is eligible to be an ADF Super member because the person becomes a member of the Permanent Forces or a continuous full‑time Reservist on or after 1 July 2016; and (b) the person does not have a preserved employer benefit in MSBS; and (c) there is no chosen fund for the person (within the meaning of Part 3A of the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992).

Note 1: See also section 15 (ADF Super is the sole eligible choice fund in relation to certain members).

Note 2: For a continuous full‑time Reservist whose undertaking spans 30 June 2016, see section 13.