2Meaning of benefit category

2 Meaning of benefit category

(1) A benefit category is a category of membership of a defined benefit fund as certified by an actuary. (2) An actuary must not certify a category of membership to be a benefit category unless the actuary is satisfied that: (a) each hypothetical new entrant to the benefit category with the same entry age would accrue retirement benefits on substantially the same basis; or (b) if any 2 hypothetical new entrants to the benefit category accrued retirement benefits on a different basis, the new entrant rates for each member calculated under Parts 2 and 3 would be equal.