Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999
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Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999
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(1) The Commissioner must give a superannuation provider for a fund a written notice if the Commissioner is satisfied that: (a) there are reasonable grounds for believing that a particular person has a superannuation interest in the fund; and (b) the person is a former temporary resident. (2) The notice must: (a) identify the person; and (b) include the information (if any) prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.
Note: The notice may contain the tax file number of the person and of the fund: see section 25A.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if: (a) the superannuation provider is: (i) the trustee of a State or Territory public sector superannuation scheme; or (ii) the superannuation provider for an unfunded public sector scheme; and (b) the scheme is not prescribed for the purposes of section 20JA. (4) A notice under subsection (1) cannot be amended.
Note: Section 20J deals with revocation of a notice given under this section.
(5) A notice under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.