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Superannuation Act 1988
Div 3BPayment of benefits
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Division 3B—Payment of benefits
20B—Payment of benefits
(1) A benefit or other entitlement payable under this Act must be paid out of the Consolidated Account (which is appropriated to the necessary extent) or out of a special deposit account established by the Treasurer for the purpose.
(2) If any such payment, or a proportion of any such payment, is, under this Act, to be charged against the contributor's contribution account or against the Fund, the Treasurer may reimburse the Consolidated Account or special deposit account by charging the relevant division of the Fund with the amount of that payment or the relevant proportion of that payment (as the case requires).
(3) If any such payment, or a proportion of any such payment, relates to a rollover account or a co‑contribution account, an amount equal to the amount of the payment is to be charged against the appropriate account and the Treasurer may reimburse the Consolidated Account or special deposit account by charging the relevant division of the Fund with the amount of that payment or the relevant proportion of that payment (as the case requires).
(4) This section does not apply in relation to an administered scheme under Schedule 3.