Section 32R — Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992: Identifying any stapled funds for employees

Requesting Commissioner to identify any stapled fund (1) An employer, or the employer’s agent, may request the Commissioner to identify any stapled fund for an employee of the employer. Such a request must be: (a) in the approved form; and (b) made in accordance with any requirements prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph. (1A) Such a request may be made before, at or after the time the employee is given a standard choice form under Division 6. Considering and responding to requests (2) Upon being given such a request by an employer (or by the employer’s agent), the Commissioner must: (a) consider the request; and (b) notify in writing the employer (and the employer’s agent if the agent made the request): (i) whether the Commissioner is satisfied that there is a stapled fund for the employee; and (ii) if the Commissioner is satisfied that there is a stapled fund for the employee—about the details necessary for the employer to make contributions to that fund for the benefit of the employee; as soon as practicable and in accordance with any requirements prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection. Changes to earlier notifications (3) The Commissioner may, in any circumstances prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection, change an earlier notification given in relation to the employee. The Commissioner must give written notice of the change as soon as practicable to: (a) the employer; and (b) if the earlier notification arose from a request by the employer’s agent—the employer’s agent.