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Law of Property Act 2000
195Superannuation and other funds
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195 Superannuation and other funds
employee includes a director, officer, servant and employee of an
employer.
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fund means:
(a) a provident, superannuation, retirement, sickness, accident,
assurance, unemployment, pension or co-operative benefit
fund, scheme, arrangement or provision; or
(b) a fund, scheme, arrangement or provision for the education of
children, for payments based on employment service or for
long service leave (if money is taken in lieu of leave) and
includes any like fund, scheme, arrangement or provision.
self-employed person includes a person engaged in a lawful
profession, trade, occupation or calling.
(2) The rule against perpetuities does not invalidate a fund established
by a settlement for the benefit of:
(a) employees;
(b) self-employed persons;
(c) spouses, children, grandchildren, parents, dependants or legal
personal representatives of employees or self-employed
persons; or
(d) persons duly selected or nominated for that purpose by
employees or self-employed persons in pursuance of the
provisions of the settlement.
(3) The rule against perpetuities does not invalidate a trust established
by a settlement and used for investing the assets of a fund referred
to in subsection (2) (whether or not it is also used for investing other
assets).
(4) Subsection (3) does not affect the generality of subsection (2).
(5) This section applies to settlements taking effect before or after