25Certain contributions presumed to be contributions to complying superannuation fund

#### 25 Certain contributions presumed to be contributions to complying superannuation fund (1) Subject to subsection (2), a contribution by an employer for the benefit of an employee to a superannuation fund is conclusively presumed to be a contribution to a complying superannuation fund for the purposes of section 23 if, at or before the time the contribution is made, the employer has obtained a written statement, provided by or on behalf of the trustee of the fund, that the fund: (a) is a resident regulated superannuation fund within the meaning of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993; and (b) is not subject to a direction under section 63 of that Act. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a contribution to a superannuation fund if, at the time the contribution is made: (a) the employer: (i) is the trustee or the manager of the fund; or (ii) has an association, within the meaning of section 318 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, with the trustee or the manager of the fund; and (b) the employer has reasonable grounds for believing that the fund is not a resident regulated superannuation fund within the meaning of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 or is operating in contravention of a regulatory provision, as defined in section 38A of that Act. (3) Section 39 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 applies for the purposes of subsection (2) of this section in a corresponding way to the way in which it applies for the purposes of Division 2 of Part 5 of that Act.