Links to Super Splitting and Family Laws

Here are some sources of the law. When you use a link, double-check that it is pointing to the latest edition of the law. Also see Form 6 & Superannuation Information Form links.

Main Legislation Family Law Act 1975
Family Law Rules 2004
Family Law Regulations 1984
Superannuation Family Law (Superannuation)Regulations 2001

Family Law (Superannuation) (Methods and Factors for Valuing Particular Superannuation Interests) Approval 2003

This is a large piece of legislation dealing with specific superannuation funds that have special calculation methods. We have listed the funds that are dealt with in each volume.

Volume 1
Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS)
Public Sector Superannuation Scheme (PSS)

Volume 2
Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Scheme and earlier and associated schemes (DFRDB)
Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme (MSBS)

Volume 3
Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Scheme (Commonwealth)

Volume 4
Judges’ Pensions Act Scheme (Commonwealth)
Governors-General Pension Scheme (Commonwealth)

Volume 5
Public sector superannuation plans — New South Wales
Local Government Superannuation Scheme (NSW)
New South Wales Police Superannuation Scheme
Police Association Superannuation Scheme (NSW)
New South Wales State Authorities Superannuation Scheme
New South Wales State Superannuation Scheme
NSW State Authorities Non-contributory Superannuation
Scheme
New South Wales Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation
Scheme

Public sector superannuation plans — Victoria
Superannuation scheme established by the State
Superannuation Act 1988 (Vic) — new scheme members
Superannuation scheme established by the State
Superannuation Act 1988 (Vic) — revised scheme members
Victorian State Employees Retirement Benefits Scheme
Benefits provided under the Superannuation Benefits Act 1977
(Vic)
Benefits provided under Transport Superannuation Act 1989
(Vic)
State Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Fund (Vic)
Victorian pension schemes — Governor, Judges, Associate
Judges, Chief Magistrate, Solicitor-General, Director of Public
Prosecutions and Chief Crown Prosecutor

Public sector superannuation plans — Queensland
Superannuation scheme established by the Superannuation
(State Public Sector) Deed 1990 (Qld)
Local Government Superannuation Scheme (Qld)

Volume 6

Public sector superannuation plans — Western Australia
Gold State Super Scheme

Public sector superannuation plans — South Australia
South Australian Superannuation Fund
South Australian Local Government Superannuation Scheme
South Australian Police Superannuation Scheme
South Australian Parliamentary Superannuation Scheme
South Australian Judges’ Pension Scheme

Public sector superannuation plans — Tasmania
Nil

Public sector superannuation plans — Australian Capital
Territory

Nil

Public sector superannuation plans — Northern Territory
Nil

Other superannuation plans
Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme
Ford superannuation plans
GlaxoSmithKline Superannuation Fund
Hanson Australia Pty Limited as a participating employer in
Sunsuper
RACV superannuation fund
UniSuper superannuation fund
Victorian Racing Industry Superannuation Fund
Woodside Superannuation Fund
Woolworths Group Superannuation Scheme

Provision of Information Commonwealth
Family Law (Superannuation) (Provision of Information – Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme) Determination 2004
Family Law (Superannuation) (Provision of Information – Public Sector Superannuation Scheme) Determination 2004
Family Law (Superannuation) (Provision of Information – Defence Force Schemes) Determination 2004
Family Law (Superannuation) (Provision of Information – Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme) Determination 2004
Family Law (Superannuation-Provision of Information: Governors-General Pension Scheme) Determination 2013
Family Law (Superannuation-Provision of Information: Judges’ Pensions Act Scheme) Determination 2013
Family Law (Superannuation) (Provision of Information – Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Scheme) Determination 2005

New South Wales
Family Law (Superannuation) (Provision of Information – NSW Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Scheme) Determination 2010
Family Law (Superannuation) (Provision of Information – NSW Police Association Superannuation Scheme) Determination 2010
Family Law (Superannuation) (Provision of Information – NSW Police Superannuation Scheme) Determination 2010
Family Law (Superannuation) (Provision of Information – NSW State Authorities Non-contributory Superannuation Scheme) Determination 2010
Family Law (Superannuation) (Provision of Information – NSW State Authorities Superannuation Scheme) Determination 2010
Family Law (Superannuation) (Provision of Information – NSW State Superannuation Scheme) Determination 2010

South Australia
Family Law (Superannuation) (Provision of Information – SA Local Government Superannuation Scheme) Determination 2003
Family Law (Superannuation) (Provision of Information – SA Local Government Superannuation Scheme) Amendment Determination 2012 (No. 1)
Family Law (Superannuation) (Provision of Information – SA Local Government Superannuation Scheme) Determination 2003

Victoria
Family Law (Superannuation) (Provision of Information – Victorian Pension Schemes) Amendment Determination 2009 (No. 1)
Family Law (Superannuation) (Provision of Information – Victorian Pension Schemes) Determination 2008
Family Law (Superannuation) (Provision of Information – Victorian Racing Industry Superannuation Fund) Determination 2004

Other
Family Law (Superannuation) (Provision of Information – Woolworths Group Superannuation Scheme) Determination 2005

General Superannuation Legislation Small Super. Accounts Act 1995
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994
Retirement Savings Accounts Regulations 1997