Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2015C00050:clause:1_29wb:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2015C00050
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 29WB (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 40855–43454

29WB  Contributions by large employer in relation to which no election is made to be paid into large employer MySuper product
 (1) This section applies if:
 (a) the trustee, or the trustees, of a regulated superannuation fund are authorised to offer a class of beneficial interest in the fund as a MySuper product on the basis that section 29TB is satisfied in relation to that class of beneficial interest; and
 (b) a member (other than a defined benefit member) is entitled to hold the MySuper product; and
 (c) a contribution is made for the benefit of the member; and
 (d) either:
 (i) the member has not given the trustee, or the trustees, of the fund a direction that the contribution is to be invested under one or more specified investment options; or
 (ii) the member has given the trustee, or the trustees, of the fund a direction that some of the contribution is to be invested under one or more specified investment options, but no such direction has been made in relation to the remainder of the contribution.
 (2) The trustee, or the trustees, of the fund must treat so much of the contribution in relation to which no direction is given as a contribution to be paid into the MySuper product.
 (3) A trustee commits an offence if the trustee contravenes subsection (2). This is an offence of strict liability.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
Note 1: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility and Part IA of the Crimes Act 1914 contains provisions dealing with penalties.
Note 2: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

Directions
 (4) For the purposes of this section, a direction that it is alleged was given to the trustee, or the trustees, of the fund after 31 March 2013 is taken not to have been given if:
 (a) the direction was not given in writing; or
 (b) a copy of the direction is not held by or on behalf of the trustee, or the trustees, of the fund.
 (5) The regulations may prescribe circumstances in which a direction given to the trustee, or the trustees, of one regulated superannuation fund is to be taken to be a direction given to the trustee, or the trustees, of another regulated superannuation fund for the purposes of this section.

Exception—life policies, investment account contracts and cash investment options
 (6) If an asset (or assets) attributed to the member mentioned in subsection (1) is invested in one or more of the following on 31 March 2013:
 (a) a life policy under which contributions and accumulated earnings may not be reduced by negative investment returns or any reduction in