Western Australian Consolidated Acts

STATE SUPERANNUATION REGULATIONS 2001 - SECT 50

50 .         Terms used in this Part

        (1)         In this Part —

        "compulsory contribution" means —

            (a)         a contribution under regulation 54; or

            (b)         if notice under regulation 55 specifies a day before the day on which it was given as the day from which the increase effected by the notice applies, the extra contributions payable in respect of the period before the notice was given;

        “eligible statutory WSS Member” means a statutory WSS Member other than a person who has become excluded by regulation 51(2), (3) or (4) from being a statutory WSS Member;

        “health condition” means a condition imposed on an eligible statutory WSS Member that any benefit payable to or in respect of the Member under regulation 70, 71 or 72 will be limited to the extent determined by the Board;

        "member contribution" means a contribution under regulation 63;

        “partner WSS Member” means a person —

            (a)         who was, immediately before 16 April 2007, a partner Member within the meaning of that term at that time; or

            (b)         who became a partner WSS Member under regulation 50A(3) on or after that date,

                and who has not subsequently become a statutory WSS Member or a voluntary WSS Member or ceased to be a West State Super Member;

        “protected amount” in relation to a West State Super Member means, subject to regulations 79A and 79B —

            (a)         if the Member was a West State Super Member on 30 June 2001, an amount equal to —

                  (i)         the balance of the Member’s west state account at the end of 30 June 2001; plus

                  (ii)         interest on that amount at the rate equal to the CPI rate plus 2% from 1 July 2001 to the day as at which the protected amount is being calculated;

                or

            (b)         otherwise — zero;

        “statutory WSS Member” means a person —

            (a)         who was, immediately before 16 April 2007, a statutory Member within the meaning of that term at that time; or

            (b)         who became a statutory WSS Member under regulation 50A(3) or 52 on or after that date,

                and who has not subsequently ceased to be a West State Super Member;

        “voluntary WSS Member” means a person —

            (a)         who was, immediately before 16 April 2007, a voluntary Member within the meaning of that term at that time; or

            (b)         who became a voluntary WSS Member under regulation 50A(3) or 52 on or after that date,

                and who has not subsequently become a statutory WSS Member or ceased to be a West State Super Member;

        “west state account” means an account kept under regulation 66(1);

        “WSS withdrawal benefit” means —

            (a)         a benefit under regulation 74; or

            (b)         a benefit to which a Member became entitled under regulation 73, 74(2)(a) or 74B(2) before 1 December 2004.

        [(2), (3)         repealed]

        [Regulation 50 amended in Gazette 29 Jun 2001 p. 3082; 13 Jun 2003 p. 2106 and 2108-9; 25 Jun 2004 p. 2230; 1 Dec 2004 p. 5707; 26 May 2006 p. 1918; 13 Apr 2007 p. 1599, 1621-3 and 1623-4.]