Superannuation Act 1916
52ZPayment of compulsorily preserved benefit
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 52Z
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Superannuation Act 1916.
52Z Payment of compulsorily preserved benefit
52Z Payment of compulsorily preserved benefit
(1) The whole or part of a benefit preserved under section 52Y is payable by STC in the circumstances in which a benefit is payable under a relevant Commonwealth superannuation standard.
(2) The whole or part of a benefit preserved under section 52Y must be paid by STC, if it is required to be paid under a relevant Commonwealth superannuation standard.
(3) The benefit is payable—
(a) unless the former contributor has died—to the former contributor, or
(b) if the former contributor has died and is survived by a spouse or de facto partner—to the surviving spouse or de facto partner, or
(c) if the former contributor has died and is not survived by a spouse or de facto partner—to the personal representatives of the former contributor or, if appropriate, in accordance with section 88A (Payment without grant of probate etc).
s 52Z: Ins 1998 No 144, Sch 2.5 [29].