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1998
The Parliament of
the
Commonwealth of
Australia
HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first
time
Superannuation
(Entitlements of same sex couples) Bill
1998
No. ,
1998
(Mr Albanese)
A
Bill for an Act to remove discrimination against same sex couples in respect of
superannuation benefits
ISBN: 0644 528257
Contents
A Bill for an Act to remove discrimination against same
sex couples in respect of superannuation benefits
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Superannuation (Entitlements of same sex
couples) Act 1998.
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal
Assent.
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any
other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its
terms.
1 Subsection 10(1) (definition of
dependant)
Repeal the definition, substitute:
dependant, in relation to a person, includes the spouse, de
facto partner, and any child of the person or of the person’s spouse or de
facto partner.
2 Subsection 10(1) (definition of
spouse)
Repeal the definition.
3 Subsection 10(1)
Insert:
de facto partner, in relation to a person, means a person
who, whether or not of the same gender as the person, lives with the person on a
genuine domestic basis as a partner of the person;
4 Subsection 52(2)
Add:
(i) not to discriminate, in relation to a beneficiary, on the basis of
race, colour, sex, sexual preference, transgender status, marital status, family
responsibilities, religion, political opinion or social origin.
5 Application of amendments
The amendments made by this Schedule do not apply to or in connection with
the public sector superannuation schemes established under the Superannuation
Act 1976, the Superannuation Act 1990, and the Military
Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991.