{"id":"C2004L03856","name":"Approved Authority Declaration No. 1","slug":"approved-authority-declaration-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"166 of 1990","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":26731,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L03856-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Approved Authority Declaration No. 1","content":"|     |     |\n| --- | --- |\n\nStatutory Rules 1990 No. 1661\n\n![](image.002.png)Declaration under the Superannuation Act\n\n1976\n\nI, RALPH WILLIS, Minister for Finance, hereby make the following declaration under subsection 3 (1) of the Superannuation Act 1976.\n\nDated 20 June 1990.\n\nRALPH WILLIS  \nMinister for Finance\n\n![](image.003.png)DECLARATION UNDER PARAGRAPH (a) OF THE DEFINITION OF \"APPROVED AUTHORITY\" IN SUBSECTION 3 (1) OF THE SUPERANNUATION ACT 1976\n\nCitation\n\n1.  This Declaration may be cited as \"Approved Authority Declaration No. 1\".\n\nApproved Authorities\n\n2. Each of the authorities or bodies specified in an item in the following table is an approved authority for the purposes of the Superannuation Act 1976 from the date specified in that item:\n\nTABLE\n\n![](image.004.png)Item Authority or Body Date\n\n![](image.005.png)1 Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority 15 August 1989\n\n2 Civil Aviation Authority 20 June 1990\n\n3 University of Canberra sponsored by Monash 1 January 1990 University\n\n![](image.006.png)NOTE\n\n1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 June 1990.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1413},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration performs exactly the narrow function described in its title and enabling provision: declaring specific authorities as 'approved authorities' for superannuation purposes."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument with only 2 operative provisions","Simple tabular list containing just 3 entities with effective dates","No defined terms, exceptions, or conditional logic","Single cross-reference to the enabling provision in the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This declaration adds three specific organisations to the list of \"approved authorities\" under the Superannuation Act 1976.\n\n**Who it affects:** Employees of these three bodies can now join (or are recognised as members of) the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS):\n- **Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority** (effective from 15 August 1989)\n- **Civil Aviation Authority** (effective from 20 June 1990)  \n- **University of Canberra** (when sponsored by Monash University, effective from 1 January 1990)\n\n**Why it matters:** Being an \"approved authority\" means these organisations' employees are eligible for the Commonwealth government's defined benefit superannuation scheme. The declaration has retrospective effect for two of the three bodies, covering employment periods that began before this instrument was made."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/approved-authority-declaration-no-1","history":"/api/acts/approved-authority-declaration-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/approved-authority-declaration-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/approved-authority-declaration-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/approved-authority-declaration-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/approved-authority-declaration-no-1/documents"}}