Section 156Q — Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

The first stage test

An employer MySuper product satisfies the first stage test if the FWC is satisfied that including the product on the Schedule of Approved Employer MySuper Products would be in the best interests of default fund employees, or a particular class of those employees, taking into account:

(a) the information provided in the application; and

(b) the first stage criteria; and

(c) any submissions that were made in relation to whether the product satisfies the first stage test.

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Related sections

s 156M — FWC to invite applications to include employer MySuper products on schedule
s 156N — Making applications to include employer MySuper products on schedule
s 156P — FWC to determine applications
s 156R — Submissions about the first stage test
s 156S — The second stage test
s 156T — Submissions about the second stage test

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