Obligations of superannuation providers
131-35 Obligations of superannuation providers
A *superannuation provider issued with a release authority under section 131‑15 must, within 10 *business days after the release authority is issued (or a further period allowed by the Commissioner), pay to the Commissioner the lesser of:
the amount stated in the release authority; and
the sum of the *maximum available release amounts for each *superannuation interest held by the superannuation provider for you in *superannuation plans.
Subsection 288‑95(3) provides for an administrative penalty for failing to comply with this section.
For the taxation treatment of the payment, see section 131‑75.
Exception—defined benefit interests not subject to compulsory release
However, the *maximum available release amount for a *superannuation interest is not to be included in the sum worked out under paragraph (1)(b) if the interest is a *defined benefit interest.
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