Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C00237:reg:7:p20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C00237
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7 (pt 20/46)
Character Range: 91152–93991

of benefits

 3.1.1 A benefit application may be made to CSC by:
           (a) an ordinary employer‑sponsored member who:
              (i) paragraph deleted in the 2nd Amending Deed;
              (ii) has applied for approval of their invalidity retirement under Rule 3.3.1; or
              (iv) is a transitional member who is applying for an amount of benefits
              to be cashed as an income product which may be a transition to retirement income stream, a non‑commutable allocated annuity, a non‑commutable allocated pension, a non‑commutable annuity or a non‑commutable pension; or
           (aa) an eligible PSSAP member or an eligible CSS/PSS member or former member who is applying for the payment of benefits on the basis that he or she has a permanent incapacity; or
           (b) a PSSAP member other than in the capacity of an ordinary employer‑sponsored member applying under paragraph (a); or
           (c) a PSSAP member who is applying for the payment of benefits on compassionate grounds or due to severe financial hardship; or
           (d) the legal personal representative of a PSSAP member; or
           (e) a person claiming to be entitled to the benefit of a deceased PSSAP member; or
           (g) a PSSAP member or PSSAP pensioner who is applying for an amount of benefits to be cashed as an account‑based pension; or
           (h) a PSSAP pensioner, non‑member spouse or reversionary beneficiary who is applying to commute all or part of the balance of their pension account; or
           (i) a PSSAP member who is applying for income protection benefits under Rule 3.4.1; or
           (j) a PSSAP member who is applying for spouse contributions‑splitting, provided the split of contributions is permitted under Division 6.7 of the SIS Regulations.
 3.1.2 A benefit application must be made in a form acceptable to CSC and must include any supporting evidence of entitlement to the benefit required by CSC.

 Payment of benefits to a PSSAP member who has ceased to be an ordinary employer‑sponsored member
 3.1.4 On receiving a benefit application from or on behalf of a PSSAP member pursuant to Rule 3.1.1(b), CSC must pay to or in respect of the member a lump sum amount of such part of their total benefit as requested in the benefit application, subject to the SIS Act.
Note:  Where part of a benefit is paid to a person under Rule 3.1.4, the remainder of the benefit must be retained in the personal accumulation account of the PSSAP member or rolled‑over or transferred to another superannuation entity. See Rule 3.1.12.

 Payment of benefits to a PSSAP member on compassionate and financial hardship grounds
 3.1.6 If CSC receives a benefit application from a PSSAP member pursuant to Rule 3.1.1(c), CSC may pay the person such part of their total benefit as requested in the benefit