Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00321:reg:16:p36
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00321
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 16 (pt 36/106)
Character Range: 198735–201406

January 2008 to 30 June 2008 to effectively provide that a member who was a maximum benefits member immediately before 1 January 2008 (but is no longer a maximum benefits member as at that date) will be taken to be paying contributions at 0% unless they choose to pay contributions at another rate permitted by the Rules as they applied at the relevant time.
On or after 1 July 2008, members can generally choose to pay contributions at 0%, or at any whole percentage rate between 2% and 10% inclusive, under Rules 4.1.2 and 4.1.3.

         (d) he/she reached age 70 before 1 July 2011.
Note:  Before 1 July 2011 members aged 70 or over could not make contributions under Part 4. However, they could choose to pay additional contributions at any whole percentage rate between 2% and 10% inclusive under Division 4 of Part 11.
From 1 July 2011, members aged 70 or over must contribute 0% or between 2% and 10% of fortnightly contribution salary under Part 4 until age 75. However, members aged 70 or over cannot make additional contributions under Division 4 of Part 11.
Rule 4.1.10 provides that those members aged 70 or over who chose to pay additional contributions before 1 July 2011, and were doing so immediately before 1 July 2011, will contribute under Part 4 at the same rate from 1 July 2011 (unless or until a different rate is chosen).
Rule 4.1.11 provides that those members aged 70 or over who chose not to pay additional contributions before 1 July 2011 will contribute at the rate of 0% of fortnightly contribution salary from 1 July 2011 (unless or until a different rate is chosen).

4.1.3 A member may change his/her rate of contributions at any time to 0% or to another whole percentage rate that is between 2% and 10% (inclusive) of his/her fortnightly contribution salary.  Changes take effect on the contribution day occurring on or immediately after the date of the member's request to change his/her rate of contributions.
4.1.4 A member on compensation leave may choose to pay contributions at any whole percentage rate that is between 5% and 10% (inclusive) of his/her fortnightly contribution salary, except where:
         (a) he/she contributed below 5% on each of the four contribution due days
         immediately preceding the period of compensation leave ‑ in which case,
         subject to paragraph (b), the minimum rate payable is the highest rate at which contributions were paid on any of those four contribution days; or
         (b) he/she contributed 0% on each of the four contribution due days immediately preceding the period of compensation leave ‑ in which case, the minimum rate payable is 2%.

EXAMPLES – Contributions %