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Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
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#### 124 Investment managers must be appointed in writing
(1) A trustee of a superannuation entity must not make a non‑written appointment of an investment manager of the entity.
> Note: Section 166 imposes an administrative penalty for a contravention of subsection (1) in relation to a self managed superannuation fund.
(2) A trustee commits an offence if the trustee contravenes subsection (1). This is an offence of strict liability.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
> Note 1: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.
> Note 2: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.