Superannuation Contributions Tax (Assessment and Collection) Amendment Regulations 2000 (No. 1)
Statutory Rules 2000 No. 149
I, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Superannuation Contributions Tax (Assessment and Collection) Act 1997.
Dated 21 June 2000
WILLIAM DEANE
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command
C. R. KEMP
Assistant Treasurer

Superannuation Contributions Tax (Assessment and Collection) Amendment Regulations 2000 (No. 1)1
Statutory Rules 2000 No. 1492
made under the
Superannuation Contributions Tax (Assessment and Collection) Act 1997

Contents
	Page
	1	Name of Regulations	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Amendment of Superannuation Contributions Tax (Assessment and Collection) Regulations	2
Schedule 1	Amendments	3

1	Name of Regulations
		These Regulations are the Superannuation Contributions Tax (Assessment and Collection) Amendment Regulations 2000 (No. 1).
2	Commencement
		These Regulations commence on 1 July 2000. 
3	Amendment of Superannuation Contributions Tax (Assessment and Collection) Regulations
		Schedule 1 amends the Superannuation Contributions Tax (Assessment and Collection) Regulations.

Schedule 1	Amendments
(regulation 3)
[1]	Regulation 1
substitute
1	Name of Regulations
		These Regulations are the Superannuation Contributions Tax (Assessment and Collection) Regulations 1997.
[2]	Regulation 2, after definition of account reconciliation statement
insert
actuarial certificate, for a defined benefits superannuation scheme, means a certificate prepared for the scheme by an eligible actuary that states the actuary’s recommendations for the purpose of working out the amount of surchargeable contributions for members of the scheme for a financial year.
actuarial valuation, of a defined benefits superannuation scheme, means an actuarial valuation of the scheme prepared by an eligible actuary as part of the actuarial investigation of the scheme made under Part 9 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994.
[3]	Regulation 2, after definition of assessment variation advice statement
insert
ATO Corporate External Gateway User ID means the user identification given to a supplier by the Commissioner to enable the supplier to use the ATO Corporate External Gateway.
Australian Business Number has the meaning given by section 41 of the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999.
[4]	Regulation 2, definitions of direct employer-contributed amount and direct specified roll-over amount
omit
[5]	Regulation 2, after definition of document
insert
employer-sponsor has the meaning given by subsection 16 (1) of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993.
[6]	Regulation 2, definitions of roll-in employer-contributed amount and roll-in specified roll-over amount
omit
[7]	Regulation 2, after definition of supplier
insert
supplier file reference means an identification number given by a supplier to the Commissioner.
supplier number, in relation to an entity that supplies information to the Commissioner, means the Australian Business Number, tax file number, or tax agent number, of the entity.
[8]	Regulation 2, after definition of the Act
insert
unique superannuation provider reference for the contributed amount transferred out means a unique reference provided to the Commissioner by a superannuation provider to identify, in relation to a member and a financial year, a particular transaction in which a contributed amount was transferred out in relation to the member for the financial year.
[9]	Regulation 2, note
after
	Advance instalment
insert
	Allocated surplus amount
[10]	Regulation 2, note
after
	Contributed amounts
insert
	Defined benefits superannuation scheme
	Eligible actuary
	Eligible termination payment
[11]	Regulation 2, note
after
	Superannuation (accumulated benefits) provider
insert
	Superannuation Contributions Ruling SCR 97/1
[12]	Regulation 2, note
after
	Surcharge
insert
	Unfunded defined benefits superannuation scheme
[13]	After regulation 2
insert in Part 1
2A	Meaning of unfunded defined benefits superannuation scheme (Act s 43)
		For the definition of unfunded defined benefits superannuation scheme in section 43 of the Act, each of the following superannuation schemes is declared to be an unfunded defined benefits superannuation scheme:
	(a)	a superannuation scheme that is established by, or operated under, a Commonwealth, State or Territory Act mentioned in Part 1 of Schedule 1;
	(b)	a superannuation scheme mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 1 that is established by, or operated under, a trust deed.
[14]	Before Part 2
insert
Part 1A	Contributed amounts
2E	Interpretation
	(1)	In this Part:
superannuation scheme means a superannuation scheme other than a defined benefits superannuation scheme.
	(2)	For this Part, a superannuation scheme has a surplus at a particular time if, at that time, the net market value of the assets of the scheme is greater than the total value of the account balances of the members of the scheme.
2F	Meaning of contributed amounts — amounts attributable to interest — schemes without surplus (Act s 43)
	(1)	This regulation applies in relation to a member of a superannuation scheme that does not have a surplus.
	(2)	For subparagraphs (a) (i) and (ii) of the definition of contributed amounts in section 43 of the Act, an amount is to be regarded as reasonably attributable to interest in relation to the member for the 1999–2000 financial year, or a later financial year, if the amount:
	(a)	is credited, allocated or attributed to an account for the member for the financial year; and
	(b)	is not an amount paid for or by the member for the financial year.
2G	Meaning of contributed amounts — amounts attributable to interest — schemes with surplus (Act s 43)
	(1)	This regulation applies in relation to a member of a superannuation scheme that operates an investment reserve, or a miscellaneous reserve, after 30 June 1997 for the purpose of dividing a surplus that the scheme had at any time after that date (regardless of when the surplus came into existence).
	(2)	For subparagraphs (a) (i) and (ii) of the definition of contributed amounts in section 43 of the Act, an amount is to be regarded as reasonably attributable to interest in relation to the member for the 1999–2000 financial year, or a later financial year, if, for the financial year, the requirements of subregulation (3) or (4) are satisfied in relation to the amount and the member.
	(3)	The requirements of this subregulation are satisfied in relation to an amount and a member for a financial year if:
	(a)	the amount is credited, allocated or attributed, for the financial year, to an account for the member from the investment reserve (except if the amount is credited, allocated or attributed to an account for the member for the purpose of paying employer contributions for the member); and
	(b)	an amount is also credited, allocated or attributed, for the financial year, from the investment reserve to:
	(i)	an account for each other member of the scheme; or
	(ii)	if the member is a member of a class of members of the scheme and the amount in the investment reserve relates only to that class of members, an account for each other member of the class; and
	(c)	either:
	(i)	the same interest rate increment is applied to determine the amount that is credited, allocated or attributed, for the financial year, to:
	(A)	the account for each member of the scheme; or
	(B)	if the member is a member of a class of members of the scheme and the amount in the investment reserve relates only to that class of members, the account for each other member of the class; or
	(ii)	each amount credited, allocated or attributed, for the financial year, to an account for a member of the scheme from the investment reserve is proportional to that member’s interest in the scheme at the time the amount is credited, allocated or attributed.
	(4)	The requirements of this subregulation are satisfied in relation to an amount and a member for a financial year if:
	(a)	the amount is credited, allocated or attributed, for the financial year, to an account for the member from the miscellaneous reserve (except if the amount is credited, allocated or attributed to an account for the member for the purpose of paying employer contributions for the member); and
	(b)	an amount is also credited, allocated or attributed, for the financial year, from the miscellaneous reserve to:
	(i)	an account for each other member of the scheme; or
	(ii)	if the member is a member of a class of members of the scheme and the amount in the miscellaneous reserve relates only to that class of members, an account for each other member of the class; and
	(c)	either:
	(i)	the same interest rate increment, being an interest rate increment that does not exceed 5% a year, is applied to determine the amount that is credited, allocated or attributed, for the financial year, to:
	(A)	the account for each member of the scheme; or
	(B)	if the member is a member of a class of members of the scheme and the amount in the investment reserve relates only to that class of members, the account for each other member of the class; or
	(ii)	each amount credited, allocated or attributed, for the financial year, to an account for a member of the scheme from the miscellaneous reserve does not exceed 5% of the member’s interest in the scheme for the financial year, and is proportional to one or more of the following:
	(A)	the member’s interest in the scheme for the financial year;
	(B)	the insurance premiums paid in respect of the member for the financial year;
	(C)	the administration expenses in respect of the member for the financial year;
	(D)	the amounts (if any) debited to the member’s account in respect of insurance premiums or administration expenses in respect of the member for the financial year.
2H	Meaning of contributed amounts — amounts credited, allocated or attributable to member (Act s 43)
		For subparagraph (a) (ii) of the definition of contributed amounts in section 43 of the Act, an amount is credited, allocated or attributable to a member of a superannuation scheme for the 1999–2000 financial year, or a later financial year, if:
	(a)	the amount is credited, allocated or attributed by the relevant superannuation provider to an account for the member for the financial year from an investment, contribution or miscellaneous reserve established for the purpose of dividing a surplus that the scheme had at any time after 30 June 1997; and
	(b)	the amount exceeds an amount that, in the opinion of an eligible actuary, is reasonable having regard to:
	(i)	the amounts paid for or by the member to the provider for the financial year; and
	(ii)	the scheme’s investments earnings relating to the member’s interest in the scheme for the financial year; and
	(iii)	any other matter the actuary considers relevant.
Part 1B	Surchargeable contributions
2L	Surchargeable contributions — member of defined benefits superannuation scheme — 1999–2000 financial year (Act s 8 (5) (a))
		For paragraph 8 (5) (a) of the Act, the method for working out the amount of the actuarial value of the benefits that accrued to, and the value of the administration expenses and risk benefits provided in respect of, a member of a defined benefits superannuation scheme for the 1999–2000 financial year is:
Annual salary  Notional surchargeable contributions factor
		where:
annual salary means:
	(a)	if paragraph (b) does not apply — the amount that is the member’s annual salary for the financial year; or
	(b)	if another amount is taken to be the member’s annual salary for the purposes of the scheme as it applies to the member for the financial year — the other amount.
notional surchargeable contributions factor means the factor applying to the member for the financial year worked out by an eligible actuary using:
	(a)	the method set out in Superannuation Contributions Ruling SCR 97/1; or
	(b)	if the Commissioner approves in writing another method as being appropriate in relation to the member for the financial year, being a method that excludes contributions made by the member for which the member is not entitled to an income tax deduction under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 or the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 — the approved method.
2M	Surchargeable contributions — member of defined benefits superannuation scheme — 2000–2001 financial year and later years (Act s 8 (5) (a))
	(1)	For paragraph 8 (5) (a) of the Act, this regulation sets out the method for working out the amount of the actuarial value of the benefits that accrued to, and the value of the administration expenses and risk benefits provided in respect of, a member of a defined benefits superannuation scheme for the 2000–2001 financial year, or a later financial year.
	(2)	This regulation applies to a non-accruing member of a defined benefits superannuation scheme for a financial year unless the member is a non-accruing member of the scheme for the whole of the financial year.
Note   By virtue of subsection 8 (3) of the Act, the amount of surchargeable contributions for a financial year of a member of a defined benefits superannuation scheme who is a non-accruing member for the whole of the financial year is zero.
	(3)	The method for working out the amount of the actuarial value of the benefits that accrued to, and the value of the administration expenses and risk benefits provided in respect of, a member of a defined benefits superannuation scheme for the 2000–2001 financial year, or a later financial year, is:
	(a)	subject to paragraph (b), the standard method set out in Schedule 2; and
	(b)	if the member satisfies the requirements of subregulation (4), the method set out in subregulation (5).
Note 1   If the application of the method set out in Schedule 2 results in a negative amount for a member for a financial year, the member has no surchargeable contributions for the financial year.
Note 2   An amount worked out using the method set out in Schedule 2 is relevant only for the financial year for which it is worked out. So, for example, a negative amount worked out for a member under Schedule 2 for a financial year cannot be used to offset a positive amount worked out under the Schedule for the member for a later financial year.
	(4)	A member satisfies the requirements of this subregulation if:
	(a)	the member is entitled to:
	(i)	accumulation benefits only; or
	(ii)	accumulation benefits and defined death or disablement benefits; and
	(b)	the member has no present or future entitlement to a defined benefit under any other contingency.
	(5)	For the purposes of paragraph (3) (b), the method is:
CA + A + I
		where, for the financial year for which the amount is being worked out:
CA   is an amount worked out under subsection 8 (2) of the Act for the member, less any part of that amount that relates to administration expenses or insurance expenses, including self-insurance expenses, in respect of the member.
A   is an amount that represents the value of administration expenses in respect of the member.
I   is an amount that represents the sum of:
	(a)	the cost of any insurance provided in respect of the member by an entity other than the scheme; and
	(b)	the value of any self-insurance provided in respect of the member.
	(6)	If a member changes membership status in a financial year, the amount worked out under this regulation for the member for the financial year is the sum of the amounts worked out for the member for each period of membership status in the financial year.
	(7)	In this regulation:
non-accruing member, of a defined benefits superannuation scheme, has the meaning given by regulation 2N.
2N	Meaning of non-accruing member
	(1)	A member of a defined benefits superannuation scheme is a non-accruing member of the scheme for a period if the member meets the requirements of subregulation (2) or (3).
	(2)	A member of a defined benefits superannuation scheme meets the requirements of this subregulation for a period if, for the whole of the period:
	(a)	the member’s membership in the scheme consists only in the member receiving pension payments under the scheme; and
	(b)	any of the following applies:
	(i)	the pension payments are always the same amount;
	(ii)	the pension payments are paid from an account that relates only to the member, and no employer contributions are paid to the account for the benefit of the member;
	(iii)	the first pension payment was made on or after the date of effect of the first actuarial certificate prepared for the scheme, and the pension payments increase at rates that are consistent with the assumptions used in the preparation of the actuarial certificate for the last financial year in which employer‑provided benefits accrued to the member under the scheme;
	(iv)	the first pension payment was made before the date of effect of the first actuarial certificate prepared for the scheme, and the pension payments increase at rates that are consistent with the rates prescribed under the rules of the scheme that applied when employer-provided benefits accrued to the member under the scheme.
	(3)	A member of a defined benefits superannuation scheme meets the requirements of this subregulation for a period if, for the whole of the period:
	(a)	the member has a benefit entitlement in the scheme but no employer-provided benefits have accrued to the member; and
	(b)	the rules of the scheme provide that the benefit:
	(i)	is not to increase in nominal terms; or
	(ii)	is to increase at a rate that reflects general price increases (for example, in accordance with the Consumer Price Index); or
	(iii)	is to increase at a rate reflecting the general level of salary growth or salary growth for relevant scheme membership (for example, in accordance with average weekly earnings, or average weekly ordinary time earnings, published by the Australian Statistician); or
	(iv)	is to increase at the rate (if any) at which the member’s salary increases; or
	(v)	is to increase at a rate reflecting the earning rate of the assets of the scheme or the part of the scheme to which the member belongs; or
	(vi)	in the case of a deferred benefit, is to increase at a rate that reflects any reduction in the expected period in which pension payments are to be made and any deferral of the date when payments will start; or
	(vii)	is to increase at a regular rate, or a rate worked out using a formula, that an eligible actuary considers will not result in an increase that is more than the greatest of the increases mentioned in subparagraphs (i) to (vi); and
	(c)	an eligible actuary considers that the benefit does not result in any increase in the value of employer-provided benefits accruing to the member.
	(4)	For the purposes of determining whether a member of a defined benefits superannuation scheme is a non‑accruing member of the scheme for a period, any employer contributions paid to the scheme for the period to meet partially, or wholly, unfunded benefit liabilities of the scheme are not to be treated as employer contributions for the benefit of the member for the period.
[15]	Subregulation 3 (1)
omit
Schedule 1.
insert
Schedule 3.
[16]	Subregulation 3A (1)
omit
Schedule 1A.
insert
Schedule 4.
[17]	Subregulations 3A (3) and (4)
omit
[18]	Subregulation 3B (1)
substitute
	(1)	A statement under paragraph 13 (4) (b) of the Act must include information (if applicable) on the matters set out in Schedule 5.
[19]	Subregulation 3C (1)
omit
information (where applicable and if known to the destination superannuation provider) on the matters set out in Schedule 1C.
insert
information (if applicable) on the matters set out in Schedule 6.
[20]	Subregulation 3C (2)
omit
Schedule 1C
insert
Schedule 6
[21]	Regulation 3D
omit
Schedule 1D
insert
Schedule 7
[22]	Regulation 3E
omit
Schedule 1E.
insert
Schedule 8.
[23]	Subregulation 5 (2)
omit
office of a Deputy Commissioner.
insert
office of the Commissioner.
[24]	Subregulation 10 (1)
omit
Schedule 2.
insert
Schedule 9.
[25]	Regulation 18
omit
Schedule 3
insert
Schedule 10
[26]	Schedules 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E and 2
substitute
Schedule 1	Unfunded defined benefits superannuation schemes
(regulation 2A)
Part 1	Commonwealth, State or Territory Acts
	Commonwealth	
101	Defence Act 1903	
102	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	
103	Governor-General Act 1974	
104	Judges’ Pension Act 1968	
105	Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991	
106	Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948	
107	Superannuation Act 1976	
108	Superannuation Act 1990	
	New South Wales	
111	Judges’ Pensions Act 1953	
112	Local Government and Other Authorities (Superannuation) Act 1927	
113	New South Wales Retirement Benefits Act 1972	
114	Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1971	
115	Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act 1906	
116	State Authorities Non-contributory Superannuation Act 1987	
117	State Authorities Superannuation Act 1987	
118	State Public Service Superannuation Act 1985	
119	Superannuation Act 1916	
120	Superannuation Administration Act 1996	
121	Transport Employees Retirement Benefits Act 1967	
	Victoria	
131	Attorney-General and Solicitor-General Act 1972	
132	Constitution Act 1975	
133	County Court Act 1958	
134	Magistrates’ Court Act 1989	
135	Public Prosecutions Act 1994	
136	State Employees Retirement Benefits Act 1979	
137	State Superannuation Act 1988	
138	Supreme Court Act 1986	
139	Transport Superannuation Act 1988	
	Queensland	
151	Governors’ Pension Act 1977	
152	Judges (Pensions and Long Leave) Act 1957	
153	Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1970	
154	Superannuation (State Public Sector) Act 1990	
	Western Australia	
161	Government Employees Superannuation Act 1987	
162	Judges Salaries and Pensions Act 1950	
163	Parliamentary Superannuation Act 1970	
164	Superannuation and Family Benefits Act 1938	
	South Australia	
171	Governors’ Pensions Act, 1976	
172	Judges’ Pensions Act 1971	
173	Parliamentary Superannuation Act 1974	
174	Police Superannuation Act 1990	
175	Southern State Superannuation Act 1994	
176	Superannuation Act 1988	
	Tasmania	
181	Governor of Tasmania Act 1982	
182	Judges’ Contributory Pensions Act 1968	
183	Parliamentary Retiring Benefits Act 1985	
184	Parliamentary Superannuation Act 1973	
185	Retirement Benefits Act 1993	
186	Solicitor-General Act 1983	
	Australian Capital Territory	
191	Superannuation (Legislative Assembly Members) Act 1991	
	Northern Territory	
194	Administrators Pension Act 1981	
195	Legislative Assembly Members’ Superannuation Act 1979	
196	Superannuation Act 1986	
197	Supreme Court (Judges Pensions) Act 1980	
Part 2	Superannuation schemes established by, or operated under, trust deeds
	New South Wales	
201	Macquarie University Professorial Superannuation Scheme	
202	University of New England Professorial Superannuation Fund	
203	University of New South Wales Professorial Superannuation Fund	
204	The University of Wollongong Professorial Superannuation Scheme	
	South Australia	
221	Police Occupational Superannuation Scheme	
	Northern Territory	
251	Northern Territory Police Supplementary Benefit Scheme	
252	Northern Territory Supplementary Superannuation Scheme	
Schedule 2	Method for working out amount of surchargeable contributions
(paragraph 2M (3) (a))
Part 1	Preliminary
1	Meaning of employer-provided benefit
		For this Schedule, a benefit of any kind that is described as employer-provided does not include any part of the benefit attributable to member contributions or any earnings in relation to those contributions.
2	Standard method for working out amount of surchargeable contributions
		The standard method for working out the amount of the actuarial value of the benefits that accrued to, and the value of the administration expenses and risk benefits provided in respect of, a member of a defined benefits superannuation scheme for the 2000–2001 financial year, or a later financial year, is:

		where, for that financial year:
A(f)   is an amount worked out by an eligible actuary under Parts 2 and 3 that represents the present actuarial value of funded employer-provided benefits not included in the value of D(f), E or F that accrued to, or may be provided in respect of, the member.
A(u)   is an amount worked out by an eligible actuary under Parts 2 and 3 that represents the present actuarial value of unfunded employer-provided benefits not included in the value of D(u), E or F that accrued to the member.
B(f)   is an amount worked out by an eligible actuary under Parts 2 and 4 that represents the actuarial value of any funded employer-provided benefit option not included in the value of A(f) that the member elects to exercise as a personal right.
B(u)   is an amount worked out by an eligible actuary under Parts 2 and 4 that represents the actuarial value of any unfunded employer-provided benefit option not included in the value of A(u) that the member elects to exercise as a personal right.
C(f)   is an amount worked out by an eligible actuary under Parts 2 and 5 that represents the actuarial value of any discretionary funded employer-provided benefits that may be provided in respect of the member by the scheme trustee or employer-sponsor.
C(u)   is an amount worked out by an eligible actuary under Parts 2 and 5 that represents the actuarial value of any discretionary unfunded employer-provided benefits that may be provided in respect of the member by the scheme trustee or employer-sponsor.
D(f)   is an amount worked out by an eligible actuary that represents the actuarial value of any non‑discretionary funded employer-provided accumulation benefits that accrued to the member.
D(u)   is an amount worked out by an eligible actuary that represents the actuarial value of any non‑discretionary unfunded employer-provided accumulation benefits that accrued to the member.
E   is an amount worked out by an eligible actuary under Parts 2 and 6 that represents the actuarial value of employer-provided death, disablement and other risk benefits not included in the value of A(f) or A(u) that may be provided in respect of the member.
F   is an amount worked out by an eligible actuary under Part 7 that represents the value of the administration expenses (excluding investment expenses) in respect of the member.
G   is an amount worked out by an eligible actuary under Parts 2 and 8 that represents the actuarial value of any increase in the actuarial value of A(f), A(u), B(f), B(u), C(f), C(u) or E that accrued to, or may be provided in respect of, the member because of the occurrence of an event in relation to the member.
H   is an amount worked out under subsection 8 (2A) of the Act that represents the value of the post 20 August 1996 component of any eligible termination payment, within the meaning of paragraph (a) of the definition of that term in subsection 27A (1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act, made to the member that is rolled over to the scheme on or after 1 July 1997 and before 20 August 2001 and is not included in the value of A(f) or D(f).
H(1)   is an amount that represents the value of the post 20 August 1996 component of a specified roll‑over amount that accrued to the member and that is rolled over to the scheme on or after 20 August 2001 and is not included in the value of A(f) or D(f).
Part 2	Valuation parameters
3	Application of economic, decrement and other parameters
		For the purpose of working out the actuarial value of A(f), A(u), B(f), B(u), C(f), C(u), E and G mentioned in Part 1 for a member of a defined benefits superannuation scheme for a financial year, an eligible actuary is to apply the economic, decrement and other parameters set out in this Part.
4	Discount rate
	(1)	The discount rate to be applied is 8% a year.
	(2)	The discount rate is not to be adjusted for investment expenses or investment-related taxation or for any other reason.
5	Rate of future salary or wages growth
	(1)	The rate of salary or wages growth to be applied is 4.5% a year.
	(2)	The rate is to be used:
	(a)	to project the value of future salary or wages; and
	(b)	to value employer-provided benefits that increase in accordance with a general wage index (for example, average weekly earnings, or average weekly ordinary time earnings, published by the Australian Statistician).
6	Rate of increase in price indices
		If a benefit is linked at any time to the increase in a published price index, the rate of increase in the price index to be applied for the purpose of projections is 2.5% a year.
Example
Increases in the value of a pension may be linked to increases in the Consumer Price Index.
7	Rates of decrement and other parameters
	(1)	The rates of decrement and other parameters to be applied are the rates of decrement and other parameters adopted at the most recent actuarial valuation of the scheme that has a valuation date not later than 1 July of the first financial year to which the actuarial certificate prepared in accordance with the actuarial valuation applies.
	(2)	If an eligible actuary considers that the rates of decrement and other parameters adopted at the actuarial valuation mentioned in subclause (1) are no longer appropriate, the actuary is to set new rates of decrement and other parameters in accordance with subclause (3).
Example
The rates of decrement and other parameters adopted for the purpose of preparing an actuarial valuation of a scheme may no longer be appropriate for the scheme because the nature of the work performed by members of the scheme may have changed.
	(3)	If an eligible actuary sets new rates of decrement and other parameters under subclause (2):
	(a)	the new rates of decrement and other parameters must be consistent with any other parameters set under this Schedule; and
	(b)	the actuary must be satisfied that the new rates of decrement and other parameters are appropriate in relation to the particular scheme.
	(4)	Unless this Schedule otherwise provides, if the scheme is a new scheme for which no actuarial valuation has been prepared, an eligible actuary is to set rates of decrement and other parameters for the scheme that are consistent with a comparable scheme and the other parameters set under this Schedule.
8	Increase in superannuation guarantee minimum employer-provided benefits
		If appropriate, minimum employer-provided benefits that accrued to a member under the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 are to be assumed to increase in accordance with increases provided by that Act.
Part 3	Employer-provided benefits that accrued to member — A(f) and A(u)
9	Application of Part 3
		This Part applies for the purpose of working out, for a member of a defined benefits superannuation scheme for a financial year:
	(a)	the amount (A(f)) that represents the present actuarial value of funded employer-provided benefits not included in the value of D(f), E or F that accrued to, or may be provided in respect of, the member for the financial year; and
	(b)	the amount (A(u)) that represents the present actuarial value of unfunded employer-provided benefits not included in the value of D(u), E or F that accrued to the member for the financial year.
10	Present actuarial value of employer-provided retirement, death, disablement and other risk benefits
	(1)	The present actuarial value of employer-provided retirement, death, disablement or any other risk benefits that accrued to the member for the financial year is to be worked out using:
	(a)	an actual accrual method; or
	(b)	if an eligible actuary considers that an actual accrual method is not appropriate in relation to the member for the year, a proportionate method.
	(2)	The method that is used must be used consistently and must be applied so that the full benefit would accrue to the member over the whole period of the member’s membership.
11	Present actuarial value of employer-provided resignation benefits
	(1)	The present actuarial value of employer-provided resignation benefits that accrued to the member for the financial year is to be worked out in accordance with this clause.
	(2)	Employer-provided resignation benefits based on the accumulation of member or employer contributions plus interest are to relate only to contributions, including projected contributions, payable up to 30 June in the financial year.
	(3)	Employer-provided resignation benefits based on a defined benefit (for example, a benefit that is a percentage of a member’s final average salary for each year of membership or vesting into the accrued retirement benefit) are to relate only to the projected period of membership up to 30 June in the financial year.
	(4)	If, in working out the present actuarial value of employer‑provided resignation benefits that accrued to a member for a financial year, it is necessary to take account of future changes in vesting, the vesting factor is to be determined based on the period of membership, or completed service, up to the projected date of resignation.
Part 4	Employer-provided benefit options exercised by a member — B(f) and B(u)
12	Application of Part 4
		This Part applies for the purpose of working out, for a member of a defined benefits superannuation scheme for a financial year:
	(a)	the amount (B(f)) that represents the actuarial value of any funded employer-provided benefit option not included in the value of A(f) that the member elects to exercise as a personal right for the financial year; and
	(b)	the amount (B(u)) that represents the actuarial value of any unfunded employer-provided benefit option not included in the value of A(u) that the member elects to exercise as a personal right for the financial year.
13	Employer-provided benefit options available at 20 August 1996
	(1)	This clause applies if the option exercised by the member for the financial year was available to the member at 20 August 1996 under the rules of the scheme in force at that time.
	(2)	If, in the valuation of employer-provided benefits that accrued to the member for each financial year since 20 August 1996, an eligible actuary allowed for the exercise of the option in accordance with the actuarial report made in relation to the relevant actuarial valuation of the scheme (including an assumption of zero that was used in the valuation and was noted in the actuarial report or the actuary’s working papers), the amount that represents the actuarial value of the option under this Part for the member for the financial year is zero.
	(3)	If, in the valuation of employer-provided benefits that accrued to the member for any financial year since 20 August 1996, an eligible actuary did not allow for the exercise of the option in accordance with the actuarial report made in relation to the relevant actuarial valuation of the scheme, the amount that represents the actuarial value of the option under this Part for the member for the financial year is the lesser of:
	(a)	the difference between the value of all employer‑provided benefits taken by the member (including the option) and the actuarial value of all employer-provided benefits that the actuary assumed would have accrued to the member at the date when the option was exercised, worked out using the valuation parameters set out in Part 2; and
	(b)	the post 20 August 1996 component of the difference between the value of all employer-provided benefits taken on exercising the option and the actuarial value of the employer-provided benefits that would have been taken by the member if the option had not been exercised.
14	Employer-provided benefit options introduced after 20 August 1996
	(1)	This clause applies if the option exercised by the member for the financial year was introduced after 20 August 1996.
	(2)	If an eligible actuary:
	(a)	treated the introduction of the option as an event for the purpose of working out an amount under Part 8 for the member for a financial year (the first financial year); and
	(b)	allowed for the exercise of the option in the amount worked out under this Schedule for the member for each financial year after the first financial year;
		the amount that represents the actuarial value of the option under this Part for the member for the financial year is zero.
	(3)	If an eligible actuary did not treat the introduction of the option as an event for the purpose of working out an amount under Part 8 for the member for the financial year, the amount that represents the actuarial value of the option under this Part for the member for the financial year is the amount that represents the difference between the value of the benefit taken and the greater of:
	(a)	the actuarial value of the benefit that the actuary assumed would be taken by the member in working out an amount under this Schedule for the member for the financial year; and
	(b)	the actuarial value of the benefits (excluding the value of the option) that had accrued to the member when the option was exercised worked out using the valuation parameters set out in Part 2.
Part 5	Discretionary employer-provided benefits — C(f) and C(u)
15	Application of Part 5
		This Part applies for the purpose of working out, for a member of a defined benefits superannuation scheme for a financial year:
	(a)	the amount (C(f)) that represents the actuarial value of any discretionary funded employer-provided benefits that may be provided in respect of the member for the financial year by the scheme trustee or employer-sponsor; and
	(b)	the amount (C(u)) that represents the actuarial value of any discretionary unfunded employer-provided benefits that may be provided in respect of the member for the financial year by the scheme trustee or employer-sponsor.
16	Exercise of discretion
	(1)	Subclause (2) applies if an eligible actuary considers that a benefit will be provided for the financial year at the discretion of the scheme trustee, or employer‑sponsor, in respect of the member and, on the same basis, in respect of:
	(a)	each other member of the scheme; or
	(b)	if the member is a member of a class of members of the scheme, each other member of that class.
	(2)	The amount that represents the actuarial value of the benefit under this Part for the member for the financial year is an amount that represents the increase in the actuarial value of A(f) and A(u) that would accrue to the member for the financial year if the discretion were to be exercised in the way described in subclause (1).
	(3)	If subclause (2) does not apply, and the scheme trustee or employer-sponsor exercises the discretion to provide a benefit (the provided benefit) in respect of the member for the financial year, the amount that represents the actuarial value of the benefit under this Part for the member for the financial year is the amount that represents the difference between the value of the provided benefit and the greater of:
	(a)	the actuarial value of the benefit that the actuary assumed would be provided by the scheme trustee or employer-sponsor; and
	(b)	the actuarial value of the benefit (excluding the value of any additional benefits arising from the exercise of the discretion) that had accrued to the member when the discretion was exercised, worked out using the valuation parameters set out in Part 2.
Part 6	Employer-provided death, disablement and other risk benefits — E
17	Application of Part 6
		This Part applies for the purpose of working out, for a member of a defined benefits superannuation scheme for a financial year, the amount (E) that represents the actuarial value of employer-provided death, disablement and other risk benefits not included in the value of A(f) or A(u) that may be provided in respect of the member for the financial year.
18	Cost of death, disablement and other risk benefits
	(1)	The cost of death, disablement and other risk benefits is to be worked out based on the cost of insurance for 1 year for the non-accrued (for example, future service) component of those benefits.
	(2)	Subject to subclause 7 (2), if the rates of decrement for death and disablement were assumed to be more than zero for the purposes of the most recent actuarial valuation of the scheme, the cost of cover for death and disablement is to be based on that assumption.
	(3)	If the rates of decrement for death and disablement were assumed to be zero for the purposes of the most recent actuarial valuation of the scheme, or no actuarial valuation of the scheme has been prepared, the rates of decrement for death and disablement to be applied are:
	(a)	the rates an eligible actuary expects to use at the next actuarial valuation of the scheme; or
	(b)	the relevant rates set out in the following table.
Member’s age at next birthday	Mortality
decrement	Disablement decrement	
15	0.00028	0.00001	
16	0.00035	0.00001	
17	0.00052	0.00001	
18	0.00070	0.00002	
19	0.00081	0.00002	
20	0.00083	0.00003	
21	0.00082	0.00006	
22	0.00077	0.00010	
23	0.00070	0.00012	
24	0.00064	0.00014	
25	0.00060	0.00016	
26	0.00056	0.00017	
27	0.00055	0.00019	
28	0.00055	0.00020	
29	0.00057	0.00023	
30	0.00059	0.00025	
31	0.00061	0.00027	
32	0.00063	0.00029	
33	0.00066	0.00032	
34	0.00070	0.00035	
35	0.00076	0.00040	
36	0.00084	0.00045	
37	0.00091	0.00050	
38	0.00100	0.00057	
39	0.00111	0.00065	
40	0.00121	0.00073	
41	0.00133	0.00083	
42	0.00149	0.00097	
43	0.00168	0.00112	
44	0.00187	0.00130	
45	0.00210	0.00151	
46	0.00236	0.00177	
47	0.00264	0.00207	
48	0.00294	0.00241	
49	0.00329	0.00283	
50	0.00368	0.00333	
51	0.00410	0.00391	
52	0.00457	0.00460	
53	0.00514	0.00548	
54	0.00572	0.00647	
55	0.00634	0.00761	
56	0.00704	0.00897	
57	0.00783	0.01063	
58	0.00870	0.01258	
59	0.00965	0.01489	
60	0.01069	0.01759	
61	0.01181	0.02076	
62	0.01311	0.02459	
63	0.01452	0.02909	
64	0.01595	0.03413	
65	0.01751	0.04001	
Part 7	Administration expenses — F
19	Application of Part 7
		This Part applies for the purpose of working out, for a member of a defined benefits superannuation scheme for a financial year, the amount (F) that represents the value of the administration expenses (excluding investment expenses) in respect of the member for the financial year.
20	Rate of administration expenses
		The rate of administration expenses (excluding investment expenses) to be applied is:
	(a)	the rate assumed for the purposes of the most recent actuarial valuation of the scheme; or
	(b)	if an eligible actuary considers that the rate of administration expenses adopted at the most recent actuarial valuation of the scheme is no longer appropriate, or no previous actuarial valuation of the scheme has been prepared, a rate that the actuary considers is appropriate for the particular scheme.
Part 8	Increases in employer-provided benefits not allowed for under Part 3, 4, 5 or 6 — G
21	Application of Part 8
	(1)	This Part applies for the purpose of working out, for a member of a defined benefits superannuation scheme for a financial year, the amount (G) that represents the actuarial value of any increase in the actuarial value of A(f), A(u), B(f), B(u), C(f), C(u) or E that accrued to, or may be provided in respect of, the member for the financial year because of the occurrence of an event in relation to the member for the year.
	(2)	For this Part, an event, in relation to a member of a scheme for a financial year, does not include any difference between the valuation parameters adopted under Part 2 for the member for the financial year and the actual experience of the scheme for the financial year.
22	General rule
	(1)	If the event is of a kind mentioned in clause 23, 24, 25 or 26, the actuarial value of any increase in the employer‑provided benefits that accrued to the member for the financial year because of the occurrence of the event is an amount worked out in accordance with the clause that relates to the event.
	(2)	If:
	(a)	the event is not of a kind mentioned in clause 23, 24, 25 or 26; and
	(b)	because of the occurrence of the event, the actuarial value of all employer-provided benefits that had accrued to the member immediately after the event is greater than the actuarial value of all employer-provided benefits that had accrued to the member immediately before the event;
		the actuarial value of the increase in the employer-provided benefits that accrued to the member for the financial year is an amount worked out, in accordance with this Schedule, that represents the difference between:
	(c)	the actuarial value of all employer-provided benefits that had accrued to the member immediately after the event; and
	(d)	the actuarial value of all employer-provided benefits that had accrued to the member before the event.
	(3)	If the member’s scheme is a funded scheme, the amount worked out under subclause (2) is to be divided by 0.85.
23	Change in scheme rules or membership class
	(1)	This clause applies if:
	(a)	either of the following events occurs in relation to the member for the financial year:
	(i)	the rules of the member’s scheme are changed;
	(ii)	the member changes to a different membership class in the scheme; and
	(b)	the change results in an increase in the actuarial value of the employer-provided benefits that accrued to the member for the financial year.
	(2)	The actuarial value of the increase in the employer‑provided benefits that accrued to the member for the financial year is an amount that represents the difference between the actuarial value of all employer-provided benefits that had accrued to the member immediately after the change and the greater of:
	(a)	the employer-provided component of the actuarial value of the benefits that had accrued to the member immediately before the change worked out using the valuation parameters set out in Part 2; and
	(b)	the employer-provided component of the standard vested benefit at the date of the change.
	(3)	If the scheme is a funded scheme, the amount worked out under subclause (2) is to be divided by 0.85.
	(4)	For the purposes of paragraph (2) (b), if there is an option in vested benefits, the reference to ‘standard vested benefit’ is a reference to the maximum value of the vested benefit.
24	Transfer by member to a different scheme
	(1)	This clause applies if the member transfers from the member’s scheme (the exited scheme) to another defined benefits superannuation scheme (the receiving scheme) in the financial year.
	(2)	If the actuarial value of the employer-provided benefits that accrued to the member in both the exited scheme and the receiving scheme is the same, the amount worked out under this clause is zero.
	(3)	If the actuarial value of the employer-provided benefits accruing to the member is greater in the receiving scheme than in the exited scheme, the actuarial value of the increase in the employer-provided benefits that accrued to the member for the financial year is an amount that represents the difference between the actuarial value of all employer-provided benefits that had accrued to the member immediately after the transfer and the greater of:
	(a)	the employer-provided component of the actuarial value of the benefits that had accrued to the member immediately before the transfer worked out using the valuation parameters set out in Part 2; and
	(b)	the employer-provided component of the standard vested benefit at the date of the transfer.
	(4)	If the receiving scheme is a funded scheme, the amount worked out under subclause (3) is to be divided by 0.85.
	(5)	For the purposes of paragraph (3) (b), if there is an option in vested benefits, the reference to ‘standard vested benefit’ is a reference to the maximum value of the vested benefit.
25	Conversion from defined benefit membership to accumulation membership
	(1)	This clause applies if:
	(a)	the member’s benefits are converted to accumulation benefits in the financial year; and
	(b)	the conversion results in the member transferring to the accumulation membership an amount that exceeds the greater of:
	(i)	the actuarial value of all employer-provided benefits that had accrued to the member before the conversion; and
	(ii)	the employer-provided component of the member’s standard vested benefit for the financial year at the date of the conversion.
	(2)	The actuarial value of the increase in the employer‑provided benefits that accrued to the member for the financial year is an amount that represents the difference between the opening balance of the part of the member account provided by the employer and the greater of:
	(a)	the employer-provided component of the actuarial value of the benefits that had accrued to the member before the conversion worked out using the valuation parameters set out in Part 2; and
	(b)	the employer-provided component of the standard vested benefit at the date of the conversion.
	(3)	If the scheme is a funded scheme, the amount worked out under subclause (2) is to be divided by 0.85.
	(4)	For the purposes of subparagraph (1) (b) (ii) and paragraph (2) (b), if there is an option in vested benefits, the reference to ‘standard vested benefit’ is a reference to the maximum value of the vested benefit.
26	Increase in pension in payment
	(1)	This clause applies if the amount of a pension being paid to the member in the financial year increases by an amount that is greater than the amount provided under the scheme rules in force at the later of:
	(a)	the time when the pension became payable; and
	(b)	20 August 1996.
	(2)	The actuarial value of the increase in the employer‑provided benefits that accrued to the member for the financial year is an amount, worked out in accordance with this Schedule, that represents the difference between:
	(a)	the actuarial value of the pension after the increase; and
	(b)	the actuarial value of the pension before the increase.
	(3)	If the scheme is a funded scheme, the amount worked out under subclause (2) is to be divided by 0.85.
Schedule 3	Member contributions statement — additional matters
(regulation 3)
	Supplier information	
101	Supplier number	
102	Run type (test/production) (for information in electronic form only)	
103	File creation date	
104	Preferred correspondence method	
105	Medium specification version number (that is, the specification version number used to create the file)	
106	Organisation name	
107	Australian Company Number (ACN) or Australian Registered Business Number (ARBN)	
108	Australian Business Number	
109	Contact name	
110	Contact telephone number	
111	Contact facsimile number	
112	Street address	
113	Postal address	
114	e-mail address	
115	Supplier file reference	
116	ATO Corporate External Gateway User ID	
	Superannuation provider information	
201	Tax file number	
202	Australian Business Number	
203	Superannuation fund number (SFN)	
204	Date of report	
205	Current name	
206	Previous name (if any)	
207	Contact name	
208	Contact telephone number	
209	Contact facsimile number	
210	Street address	
211	Current postal address 	
212	Previous postal address	
213	e-mail address	
214	Address for service indicator	
215	Financial year for which information is being given	
216	An indication (by a code or other symbol) of whether the superannuation provider is a deferred annuity provider	
217	Software product type	
218	Superannuation administrator indicator	
219	Fund benefit structure	
	Member information	
301	System code	
302	Superannuation provider member account number	
303	Superannuation provider client identifier	
304	Account benefit structure	
305	Account opened date	
306	Account status (whether active or closed)	
307	Tax file number (if given to the provider in connection with the operation or possible future operation of the Act)*	
308	Name*	
309	Previous name (if any)	
310	Sex	
311	Date of birth*	
312	Residential address*	
313	Correspondence returned indicator	
314	An indication (by a code or other symbol) of whether the member’s account is a deferred annuity account	
315	Date of death	
	Employer information
Note   This information is only required if the member’s residential address is not shown.	
401	Name	
402	Trading name	
403	PAYE group number	
404	Business address	
	Contributed amounts information	
501	Period start date	
502	Period end date	
503	Total of contributed amounts*	
504	Employer contributed amount (accumulation)*	
505	Employer contributed amount (defined benefit)*	
506	Post 20 August 1996 component of employer eligible termination payment rolled over on or after 1 July 1997 for any of the 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 or 2000–2001 financial years and for the period 1 July 2001 to 19 August 2001 (inclusive)* OR Post 20 August 1996 component of a specified roll-over amount rolled over on or after 20 August 2001*	
507	Allocated surplus amount*	
Schedule 4	Contributed amounts paid/transferred out statement — additional matters
(regulation 3A)
	Member contributions information	
101	Information on the matters set out in Schedule 3	
	Contributed amounts paid/transferred out information	
201	Destination type	
202	Name of destination superannuation provider*	
203	Destination superannuation provider street address*	
204	Destination superannuation provider postal address	
205	Destination superannuation provider superfund number (SFN)	
206	Destination superannuation provider member account number	
207	Destination superannuation provider client identifier	
208	Destination superannuation provider Australian Business Number	
209	Destination superannuation provider system or product code	
210	Unique superannuation provider reference for the contributed amount transferred out	
211	Date superannuation provider ceased holding contributions	
212	Total contributed amounts transferred*	
213	Transferred employer contributed amount (accumulation)*	
214	Transferred employer contributed amount (defined benefit)*	
215	Transferred post 20 August 1996 component of employer eligible termination payment rolled over on or after 1 July 1997 for any of the 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 or 2000–2001 financial years and for the period 1 July 2001 to 19 August 2001 (inclusive)* OR Transferred post 20 August 1996 component of a specified roll-over amount rolled over on or after 20 August 2001*	
216	Transferred allocated surplus amount*	
217	Paid/transferred amount and total amounts mentioned in subsection 13 (7) of the Act*	
Schedule 5	Information to be given by a transferor superannuation provider to a destination superannuation provider
(regulation 3B)
	Transferor superannuation provider information	
101	Contact name	
102	Contact telephone number	
103	Contact facsimile number	
104	Contact e-mail address	
	Member information	
201	Tax file number (if given to the provider in connection with the operation or possible future operation of the Act) 	
202	Name 	
203	Previous name (if any) 	
204	Sex 	
205	Date of birth	
206	Residential address	
	Employer information
Note   This information is only required if the member’s residential address is not shown.	
301	Name	
302	Trading name	
303	PAYE group number	
304	Business address	
	Contributed amounts information	
401	Financial year to which the transferred contributed amount relates	
402	Transferred amount and the total amounts mentioned in subsection 13 (7) of the Act*	
403	Transferred employer contributed amount (accumulation)*	
404	Transferred employer contributed amount (defined benefit)*	
405	Transferred post 20 August 1996 component of employer eligible termination payment rolled over on or after 1 July 1997 for any of the 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 or 2000–2001 financial years and for the period 1 July 2001 to 19 August 2001 (inclusive)* OR Transferred post 20 August 1996 component of a specified roll-over amount rolled over on or after 20 August 2001*	
406	Transferred allocated surplus amount*	
Schedule 6	Information to be given by a destination superannuation provider to a transferor superannuation provider
(regulation 3C)
101	Destination superannuation provider superfund number (SFN)	
102	Destination superannuation provider member account number	
103	Destination superannuation provider client identifier	
104	Destination superannuation provider Australian Business Number	
Schedule 7	Assessment variation advice statement
(regulation 3D)
	Supplier information	
101	Information on the matters set out under this heading in Schedule 3	
	Superannuation provider assessment identity data	
201	Tax file number	
202	Australian Business Number	
	Assessment contact person data	
301	System code	
302	Superannuation provider contact name	
303	Superannuation provider contact telephone number	
304	Superannuation provider contact facsimile number	
305	Superannuation provider contact e-mail address	
	Assessment review data	
401	Assessment identifier	
402	Assessment amount	
403	Advance instalment amount	
404	Assessment review reason codes	
405	If contributed amounts have been paid to member or transferred to another superannuation provider, the information on the matters set out in Part 2 of Schedule 4	
406	Date of death of member	
Schedule 8	Account reconciliation statement
(regulation 3E)
	Supplier information	
101	Information on the matters set out under this heading in Schedule 3	
	Superannuation provider information	
201	Information on the matters set out under this heading in Schedule 3	
	Member account information	
301	Surcharge paid	
302	Interest paid (if any) under subsection 16 (4) of the Act	
303	Interest paid (if any) under section 21 or 22 of the Act	
304	Total amount paid	
Schedule 9	Tax file number statement
(subregulation 10 (1))
	Supplier information	
101	Information on the matters set out under this heading in Schedule 3	
	Superannuation provider information	
201	Information on the matters set out under this heading in Schedule 3	
	Member information	
301	Information on the matters set out under this heading in Schedule 3	
	Employer information
Note   This information is only required if the member’s residential address is not shown.	
401	Information on the matters set out under this heading in Schedule 3	
[27]	Schedule 3, heading
substitute
Schedule 10	Scale of expenses
(regulation 18)

Notes
1.	These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1997 No. 271, as amended by 1997 No. 370; 1998 No. 196.
2.	Made by the Governor-General on 21 June 2000, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 June 2000.