51Employer contributions to chosen fund

51 Employer contributions to chosen fund

(1)  In this section –

chosen fund has the same meaning as in the Superannuation Guarantee Act.

(2)  If an employee has elected a chosen fund, the Agency manager in relation to the Agency must, on being satisfied, after making reasonable enquiries as to whether the chosen fund is a complying superannuation scheme –

(a) make, on behalf of the Agency, employer superannuation contributions, in respect of that employee, to that chosen fund; and

(b) make those contributions in the manner required by the governing rules of that chosen fund.

(3)  The rate of employer superannuation contributions to the chosen fund in respect of a relevant employee is to be calculated –

(a) by reference to the salary of the relevant employee; and

(b) in accordance with the relevant "charge percentage" specified in section 19 of the Superannuation Guarantee Act.