South Australia
Parliamentary Superannuation Regulations 2003
under the Parliamentary Superannuation Act 1974

Contents
1	Short title
3	Interpretation
4	Prescribed offices and positions (section 19)
5	Right of non-member spouse or legal representative to apply for commutation
6	Commutation factors for non-member spouse and legal representative
7	Associate pension
8	Procedure for payment of lump sum to non-member spouse
9	Procedure for payment of pension to non-member spouse
Schedule 1—Factors for determination of associate pension
Legislative history

1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Parliamentary Superannuation Regulations 2003.
3—Interpretation
In these regulations—
Act means the Parliamentary Superannuation Act 1974.
4—Prescribed offices and positions (section 19)
The following offices and positions are declared to be prescribed offices and positions for the purposes of section 19 of the Act:
	(a)	membership of the Parliament of the Commonwealth or of the Parliament of any State of the Commonwealth except South Australia;
	(b)	an office by virtue of which the holder of the office is a Judge as defined by section 4 of the Judges' Pensions Act 1971;
	(c)	judicial office established by the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act or by a law of the Commonwealth.
5—Right of non-member spouse or legal representative to apply for commutation
	(1)	For the purposes of section 23G(2)(b) of the Act, a non-member spouse who is entitled to have the whole of his or her share in a superannuation interest commuted to a lump sum must make his or her election in accordance with that section within 3 months of the operative time.
	(2)	For the purposes of section 23G(7) of the Act, if a non-member spouse dies while entitled to, or in receipt of, a pension under that section (other than an associate pension), an election by the non-member spouse's legal representative for the pension to be commuted to a lump sum must be made within 6 months of the non-member spouse's death.
6—Commutation factors for non-member spouse and legal representative
The following table sets out commutation factors for—
	(a)	a non-member spouse who elects under section 23G(2)(b) to have his or her share of a superannuation interest commuted to a lump sum; and
	(b)	the legal representative of a deceased non-member spouse who elects under section 23G(7) to have a pension that the non-member spouse was receiving, or was entitled to receive, commuted to a lump sum:

Age of member spouse at time of commutation	Amount of lump sum for each dollar of annual pension commuted	
60 or under	$10.00	
60-61	$10.00-$ 9.90	
61-62	$ 9.90-$ 9.80	
62-63	$ 9.80-$ 9.70	
63-64	$ 9.70-$ 9.60	
64-65	$ 9.60-$ 9.50	
65-66	$ 9.50-$ 9.30	
66-67	$ 9.30-$ 9.10	
67-68	$ 9.10-$ 8.80	
68-69	$ 8.80-$ 8.50	
69-70	$ 8.50-$ 8.20	
70-71	$ 8.20-$ 7.90	
71-72	$ 7.90-$ 7.60	
72-73	$ 7.60-$ 7.30	
73-74	$ 7.30-$ 7.00	
74-75	$ 7.00-$ 6.70	
75-76	$ 6.70-$ 6.42	
76-77	$ 6.42-$ 6.14	
77-78	$ 6.14-$ 5.86	
78-79	$ 5.86-$ 5.58	
79-80	$ 5.58-$ 5.30	
80-81	$ 5.30-$ 5.02	
81-82	$ 5.02-$ 4.74	
82-83	$ 4.74-$ 4.46	
83-84	$ 4.46-$ 4.18	
84-85	$ 4.18-$ 3.90	
85-86	$ 3.90-$ 3.68	
86-87	$ 3.68-$ 3.46	
87-88	$ 3.46-$ 3.24	
88-89	$ 3.24-$ 3.02	
89-90	$ 3.02-$ 2.80	
90-91	$ 2.80-$ 2.66	
91-92	$ 2.66-$ 2.52	
92-93	$ 2.52-$ 2.38	
93-94	$ 2.38-$ 2.24	
94-95	$ 2.24-$ 2.10	
95-96	$ 2.10-$ 1.68	
96-97	$ 1.68-$ 1.26	
97-98	$ 1.26-$ 0.84	
98-99	$ 0.84-$ 0.42	
99-100	$ 0.42-$ 0.00	
7—Associate pension
	(1)	For the purposes of section 23G(2)(a)(ii) of the Act, notice of an election by a non-member spouse to have the whole of his or her share of a superannuation interest converted to, and taken as, an associate pension must be given in writing within 3 months of the date on which notification of the non-member spouse's right to make the election is given by the Board.
	(2)	For the purposes of section 23G(3), the amount of an associate pension will be determined by applying the following method:

Where:
AP is the amount of the associate pension payable for the life of the non-member spouse
P is the amount of the non-member spouse's share of the pension determined under section 23G(1) of the Act
Mx+m is the conversion factor relating to the member spouse at age x completed years and m completed months and is derived by interpolating between age x and x+1, the factors from the table in Schedule 1 for the relevant type of pension interest and gender of the member spouse
Ny+n is the conversion factor relating to the non-member spouse at age y completed years and n completed months and is derived by interpolating between age y and y+1, the factors from the table in Schedule 1 for the relevant type of pension interest and gender of the non-member spouse.
8—Procedure for payment of lump sum to non-member spouse
	(1)	For the purposes of section 23H(3) of the Act, notice given by the Board to a non-member spouse of the non-member spouse's right to make an election in respect of his or her interest must—
	(a)	be in writing; and
	(b)	advise the non-member spouse of—
	(i)	his or her option to make an election and the consequences of a failure to do so within 28 days; and
	(ii)	the value of the interest; and
	(iii)	the basis of any adjustments that have been, or will be, applied to the interest; and
	(c)	notify the non-member spouse that the interest cannot be retained in the Fund.
	(2)	If a non-member spouse interest is rolled over to the credit of the non-member spouse in the Southern State Superannuation Fund because an election has not been made, the Board must, within 14 days of the interest being rolled over—
	(a)	advise the non-member spouse that his or her interest has been rolled over to the Southern State Superannuation Fund; and
	(b)	provide the non-member spouse with a membership identification number, a copy of the most recent annual report prepared in respect of the Southern State Superannuation Fund and any other information that, according to a determination of the Board, may be of assistance to the non-member spouse.
9—Procedure for payment of pension to non-member spouse
For the purposes of section 23H(4) of the Act, if the interest of a non-member spouse following service of a splitting instrument is a pension, and the non-member spouse has not directed that the pension be commuted to a lump sum, the following provisions apply:
	(a)	the Board must—
	(i)	split the relevant pension within 14 days of receipt of the splitting instrument; and
	(ii)	advise the non-member spouse of the value of the interest and the basis of any adjustments that have been, or will be, applied to the interest;
	(b)	the non-member spouse must, before the Board can commence payment of the pension—
	(i)	advise the Board of his or her name, address, date of birth and bank account details; and
	(ii)	provide any other relevant information at the request of the Board (including documents verifying the non-member spouse's personal details).

Schedule 1—Factors for determination of associate pension

Legislative history
Notes
	•	Variations of this version that are uncommenced are not incorporated into the text.
	•	For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.
Principal regulations and variations
New entries appear in bold.
Year	No	Reference	Commencement	
2003	38	Gazette 17.4.2003 p1767	17.4.2003: r 2	
2003	260	Gazette 18.12.2003 p4598	18.12.2003: r 2 	
2005	193	Gazette 1.9.2005 p3243	1.9.2005: r 2 	
2011	160	Gazette 23.6.2011 p2702	1.7.2011: r 2	
Provisions varied
New entries appear in bold.
Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.
Provision	How varied	Commencement	
r 2	omitted under the Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	18.12.2003	
r 5—see r 10			
r 5	inserted by 260/2003 r 5	18.12.2003	
r 6	inserted by 260/2003 r 5	18.12.2003	
r 7	inserted by 260/2003 r 5	18.12.2003	
r 8	inserted by 260/2003 r 5	18.12.2003	
r 9	inserted by 260/2003 r 5	18.12.2003	
r 10	r 5 redesignated as r 10 by 260/2003 r 4	18.12.2003	
	deleted by 193/2005 r 4	1.9.2005	
Sch 1	inserted by 260/2003 r 6	18.12.2003	
Transitional etc provisions associated with regulations or variations
Parliamentary Superannuation Variation Regulations 2003 (No 260 of 2003), Sch 1
1—Transitional provision
If the Board has, before the commencement of these regulations, been served with a splitting instrument in respect of a pension that is in the payment phase, the relevant non-member spouse may make an election under section 23G(2)(b) of the Act within 3 months after the day on which these regulations come into operation.