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SUPERANNUATION ACT 1988 - SECT 40

40—Commutation of pension

        (1)         The Board will, on the application of a person who is entitled to a pension (other than a temporary disability pension or an eligible child's pension), commute a pension, or a proportion of a pension, to a lump sum payment.

        (2)         The right of commutation is subject to the qualifications prescribed by regulation.

        (3)         In the commutation of a pension, commutation factors promulgated by regulation will be applied.

        (4)         The amount of a commutation factor fixed under subsection (3) may reflect the loss of the benefit provided by section 38(4)(a) or section 47(3) as a result of the commutation of the pension or a proportion of the pension.



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