{"id":"nsw:sl-1986-0309","name":"Public Authorities Superannuation (Government Initiatives Transfer) (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 1986","slug":"public-authorities-superannuation-government-initiatives-transfer-savings-and-transitional-regulatio","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"309 of 1986","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":180840,"registerId":"nsw-nsw:sl-1986-0309-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Regulation","content":"#### 1 Name of Regulation\n\n1 Name of Regulation\n\n> This Regulation may be cited as the [Public Authorities Superannuation (Government Initiatives Transfer) (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 1986](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-1986-0309).\n> \n> **cl 1:** Am 25.8.1995.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definition","content":"#### 2 Definition\n\n2 Definition\n\n> In this Regulation:\n> \n> the Act means the [Public Authorities Superannuation Act 1985](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1985-041).","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Schedule 9 to apply to transfer of certain Council gas employees","content":"#### 3 Schedule 9 to apply to transfer of certain Council gas employees\n\n3 Schedule 9 to apply to transfer of certain Council gas employees\n\n> > (1) The transfer of employment of a contributor or former contributor employed solely or predominantly in the production, sale or distribution of gas, whether or not reticulated, or in management activities connected with that production, sale or distribution, being a transfer of employment from a Council to A.G.L. Western Limited effected by way of acceptance of an offer of employment made by that company to the contributor or former contributor by a letter dated 2 December 1985, is a transfer of employment to which Schedule 9 to the Act applies.\n> \n> > (2) In subclause (1):\n> > \n> > Council means the Council of the City of Bathurst, the Council of the City of Orange or the Council of the City of Greater Lithgow.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Special provisions relating to certain contributors","content":"#### 4 Special provisions relating to certain contributors\n\n4 Special provisions relating to certain contributors\n\n> A transferred contributor to whom Schedule 9 to the Act applies who is a participant in a superannuation scheme referred to in clause 1 (1) of Schedule 8 to the Act shall be transferred from that superannuation scheme to the superannuation scheme constituted by the Act and shall have such rights and obligations in relation to the superannuation scheme constituted by the Act as are determined by the Board.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"For the narrowly defined group identified, the Regulation extends the Act’s Schedule 9 to cover transfers of employment to A.G.L. Western Limited and requires specified scheme participants to be moved into the Act’s superannuation scheme with rights set by the Board (clauses 3–4). In effect it alters the coverage and administering arrangements for that defined cohort relative to whatever prior arrangements applied to them."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, focused instrument with limited clauses (clauses 1–4).","Cross-references to the Public Authorities Superannuation Act 1985 and to Schedules 8 and 9 require checking those external texts for full effect (cl 2, cl 3, cl 4).","Application is tightly fact- and date-specific (acceptance of an offer dated 2 December 1985) so factual proof of eligibility may be required (cl 3).","Narrowly defined employee roles (‘solely or predominantly’ in gas production/sale/distribution or related management) create interpretive thresholds for who is covered (cl 3).","Board discretion to determine transferred contributors’ rights and obligations centralises implementation detail in an administrative body (cl 4)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Regulation makes Schedule 9 of the Public Authorities Superannuation Act 1985 apply to a narrow group of council employees (or former employees) who worked mainly in gas production, sale, distribution or related management and who accepted an employment offer from A.G.L. Western Limited dated 2 December 1985 (cl 3). It also moves certain contributors from a specified pre‑existing superannuation scheme into the Act’s scheme, with their rights and obligations to be set by the Board (cl 4)."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation's name was changed from 'Public Authorities Superannuation (Government Initiatives Transfer) Regulation 1986' to its current name which adds '(Savings and Transitional)'. This name change signals a clarification or expansion of scope — explicitly identifying the regulation's purpose as providing savings and transitional protections, which may reflect amendments made to the regulation's content after its original making."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow and highly specific subject matter (superannuation transfers for a specific 1986 government initiative)","Requires understanding of superannuation law and public sector employment law to fully interpret","The actual substantive provisions are not available in the provided text — only metadata and status information is shown, limiting full analysis","Interaction with parent legislation (the Public Authorities Superannuation Act) adds a layer of complexity","Transitional and savings provisions can be technically complex in how they preserve prior rights"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation set out savings and transitional rules to protect superannuation entitlements when NSW public authorities’ retirement arrangements were restructured under a 1986 government initiative. It affected employees whose accrued super might otherwise have been disrupted by the transfer.\n\nIt matters because it preserved existing rights so workers didn’t lose built-up retirement savings. It remains on the statute book but is historic and unlikely to have practical effect today."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation has a narrow, specific purpose that matches its original intent. It was designed to handle a particular historical transfer of gas workers from three specific councils to AGL in 1985, and it does exactly that without expansion into broader areas."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 clauses total","Single defined term ('the Act')","No cross-references beyond the parent Act and its schedules","Simple conditional logic limited to specific named entities (three councils, one company, one date)","No nested exceptions or complex procedural requirements","Highly specific factual scope (one transfer event in December 1985)"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation deals with what happens to the superannuation (retirement savings) of certain local council workers when their jobs are transferred to a private company.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Covers specific workers:** Gas industry employees from three specific NSW councils (Bathurst, Orange, and Greater Lithgow) who were offered jobs by A.G.L. Western Limited in December 1985.\n- **Protects their superannuation:** When these workers moved from council employment to the private company, this regulation ensures their existing superannuation entitlements are preserved under special rules (called \"Schedule 9\" of the main Act).\n- **Handles scheme transfers:** If any of these workers were already in a different superannuation scheme, they get moved into the main Public Authorities Superannuation scheme, with their rights worked out by the superannuation Board.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- A very specific group: gas workers from three NSW councils who transferred to A.G.L. Western Limited in late 1985.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this regulation, workers who moved from public sector (council) jobs to private sector jobs might have lost or disrupted their retirement savings. This ensures continuity of their superannuation benefits during a privatisation or outsourcing of council gas services."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/public-authorities-superannuation-government-initiatives-transfer-savings-and-transitional-regulatio","history":"/api/acts/public-authorities-superannuation-government-initiatives-transfer-savings-and-transitional-regulatio/history","analysis":"/api/acts/public-authorities-superannuation-government-initiatives-transfer-savings-and-transitional-regulatio/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/public-authorities-superannuation-government-initiatives-transfer-savings-and-transitional-regulatio/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/public-authorities-superannuation-government-initiatives-transfer-savings-and-transitional-regulatio/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/public-authorities-superannuation-government-initiatives-transfer-savings-and-transitional-regulatio/documents"}}