18AAcceptance of contributions

#### 18A Acceptance of contributions 18A Acceptance of contributions > > (1) Despite any other provision of this Act, an employer is not required to make a contribution to the fund in respect of an employee during any period specified by STC for which STC determines that it must not accept contributions in respect of the employee. > > > (2) STC may make such a determination only if it is of the opinion that it is necessary to do so in order to be consistent with a relevant Commonwealth superannuation standard. > > > (3) A period in respect of which contributions may not be made to the fund in respect of an employee under this section is not included as eligible service for the purposes of calculating the basic benefit. > > **s 18A:** Ins 1993 No 111, Sch 4 (7). Am 1996 No 39, Sch 4; 1997 No 42, Sch 1.6 \[7\].