Human Rights Amendment Act 1994

1: Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Human Rights Amendment Act 1994, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Human Rights Act 1993 Application of principal Act and Human Rights Commission Act 1977 to superannuation schemes
2: Application of principal Act to superannuation schemes providing benefits on account of marital status
1: Notwithstanding any rule of law, nothing in section 22 44 70 , the supervisor, or the manager
a: The spouse of that member; or
b: the civil union partner or de facto partner of that member,— without providing a similar or corresponding or equivalent benefit on the death of other members of the scheme.
2: Subject to subsection (5)
3: This section applies notwithstanding any judgment, decision, or order of any Court or tribunal given or made before or after the commencement of this Act in proceedings commenced before the commencement of this Act.
4: Nothing in section 153(1)
5: Nothing in this section applies to the provision of benefits under a superannuation scheme or by the trustees , the supervisor, or the manager
a: Immediately before becoming a member, that person was a member of another superannuation scheme that provides or provided, or the trustees , the supervisor, or the manager paragraph (a) (b)
b: That person became a member of the first-mentioned scheme as a result of a requirement, or the exercise of a right, to leave that other scheme by reason of any merger, takeover, or restructuring of, or reorganisation of the business of, that person's employer.
6: Nothing in this section affects the validity of any amendment to the instrument or conditions governing a superannuation scheme made pursuant to section 72 Section 2(1) amended 1 December 2014 section 150 Financial Markets (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2013 Subsection (1)(b) substituted 26 April 2005 7 Relationships (Statutory References) Act 2005 Section 2(5) amended 1 December 2014 section 150 Financial Markets (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2013 Section 2(5)(a) amended 1 December 2014 section 150 Financial Markets (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2013
3: Application of principal Act to superannuation schemes providing benefits for children and dependants
1: For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that nothing in section 22 44 70
2: This section applies in respect of superannuation schemes established before or after the commencement of this Act.
3: This section applies notwithstanding any judgment, decision, or order of any Court or tribunal given or made before or after the commencement of this Act in proceedings commenced before the commencement of this Act.
4: Savings in respect of certain superannuation schemes
1: For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that nothing in section 22 44
a: A superannuation scheme to which subsection (2) of section 88 of the Human Rights Commission Act 1977 subsection (4) of that section
b: A superannuation scheme established as an alternative to making amendments of the kind referred to in subsection (4) of section 88 of the Human Rights Commission Act 1977 subsections (4) and (5) of that section
2: For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby further declared that where any superannuation scheme was amended for the purpose of ensuring that its operation did not involve a breach of section 15(1) or section 24(1) of the Human Rights Commission Act 1977
5: Application of Human Rights Commission Act 1977 to superannuation schemes
1: Notwithstanding any rule of law, nothing in section 15(1) or section 24(1) or section 88 of the Human Rights Commission Act 1977
a: The spouse of that member; or
b: the civil union partner or de facto partner of that member,— without providing a similar or corresponding or equivalent benefit on the death of other members of the scheme.
2: This section applies notwithstanding any judgment, decision, or order of any Court or tribunal given or made before or after the commencement of this Act in proceedings commenced before the commencement of this Act.
3: Nothing in section 153(1)
4: Nothing in this section affects the validity of any amendment to the instrument or conditions governing a superannuation scheme made pursuant to section 90 of the Human Rights Commission Act 1977 Subsection (1)(b) substituted 26 April 2005 7 Relationships (Statutory References) Act 2005 Amendments to the principal Act
6: This section amended s 70(1)
7: This section substituted s 72