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Superannuation Administration Act 1996
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#### 128 Mobility between public sector schemes and successor funds
128 Mobility between public sector schemes and successor funds
> > (1) An employee has a right to transfer from an STC scheme to a successor fund if the employee—
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> > > (a) is a member of or contributor to an STC scheme because of employment with a public sector employer prescribed by the regulations, and
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> > > (b) subsequently transfers employment to an employer that is responsible for the payment of benefits in respect of a successor fund, and
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> > > (c) meets the eligibility requirements prescribed by the regulations.
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> > (2) An employee has a right to transfer from a successor fund (the current successor fund) to an STC scheme if—
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> > > (a) the employee was previously a member of or contributed to the STC scheme, and
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> > > (b) the employee has transferred—
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> > > > (i) directly from the STC scheme to the current successor fund, or
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> > > > (ii) from the STC scheme to the current successor fund by way of other successor funds or relevant schemes, and
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> > > (c) each transfer was—
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> > > > (i) in accordance with regulations made under this Part or Part 6, or
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> > > > (ii) by the exercise of an option under this Act or another Act establishing an STC scheme, and
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> > > (d) the employee subsequently transfers employment from an employer that is responsible for the payment of benefits in respect of the current successor fund to a public sector employer prescribed by the regulations, and
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> > > (e) the employee meets the eligibility requirements prescribed by the regulations.
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > relevant scheme means—
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> > > (a) the electricity industry superannuation scheme, or
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> > > (b) the local government superannuation scheme
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> **s 128:** Ins 2022 No 63, Sch 3.1\[13\].