{"id":"nsw:sl-2002-0706","name":"State Authorities Superannuation (Parking Patrol Officers) Transitional Regulation 2002","slug":"state-authorities-superannuation-parking-patrol-officers-transitional-regulation-2002","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"706 of 2002","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":178905,"registerId":"nsw-nsw:sl-2002-0706-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 is the [State Authorities Superannuation (Parking Patrol Officers) Transitional Regulation 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2002-0706).","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 2 Definitions\n\n2 Definitions\n\n> In this Regulation:\n> \n> contributor means a contributor to the State Authorities Superannuation Fund:\n> \n> > (a) who, immediately before the transfer date, was employed as a parking patrol officer, and\n> \n> > (b) who has elected or has been required to transfer to employment with a local council on and from that date.\n> \n> deferred benefit means a deferred benefit provided by section 43 of the Act.\n> \n> election period means the period of 3 months beginning on the transfer date.\n> \n> parking patrol officer means a person who is employed by the Crown as a parking patrol officer (however described) and who, in the course of that employment, is subject to the direction and control of the Commissioner of Police.\n> \n> regulated superannuation fund has the meaning given to it by section 19 of the [Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth.\n> \n> the Act means the [State Authorities Superannuation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-211).\n> \n> transfer date means 22 July 2002.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application of Schedule 5 to the Act (Special provisions for deferring the benefits of certain contributors) to certain contributors transferring to local councils","content":"#### 3 Application of Schedule 5 to the Act (Special provisions for deferring the benefits of certain contributors) to certain contributors transferring to local councils\n\n3 Application of Schedule 5 to the Act (Special provisions for deferring the benefits of certain contributors) to certain contributors transferring to local councils\n\n> The transfer of contributors who are parking patrol officers to employment with local councils on the transfer date is declared to be a transfer of employment to which Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Act applies.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Deferral of accrued benefit without transferring it","content":"#### 4 Deferral of accrued benefit without transferring it\n\n4 Deferral of accrued benefit without transferring it\n\n> If a contributor, within the election period:\n> \n> > (a) exercises his or her entitlement to make provision for a deferred benefit, and\n> \n> > (b) does not exercise the entitlement conferred by clause 3 of Schedule 5 to the Act,\n> \n> the benefit is to be deferred in accordance with section 43 of the Act from and including the date on which the contributor becomes an employee of the local council.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Transfer of deferred benefit","content":"#### 5 Transfer of deferred benefit\n\n5 Transfer of deferred benefit\n\n> > (1) If, within the election period, a contributor:\n> > \n> > > (a) exercises his or her entitlement to make provision for a deferred benefit in the State Authorities Superannuation Fund, and\n> > \n> > > (b) exercises the entitlement conferred by clause 3 of Schedule 5 to the Act,\n> > \n> > STC is required to pay that benefit to a regulated superannuation fund or an exempt public sector superannuation fund nominated by the contributor.\n> \n> > (2) The payment must be made as soon as practicable after the date on which the contributor exercises the entitlement conferred by clause 3 of Schedule 5 to the Act.\n> \n> > (3) STC must, before paying a benefit to a fund under this clause, satisfy itself that the fund, or the trust deed by which the fund is established, includes provisions that will fully vest the deferred benefit to the credit of the contributor.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Schedule 5 not to apply unless entitlement to defer benefit is exercised","content":"#### 6 Schedule 5 not to apply unless entitlement to defer benefit is exercised\n\n6 Schedule 5 not to apply unless entitlement to defer benefit is exercised\n\n> If a contributor does not exercise his or her entitlement to make provision for a deferred benefit within the election period, Schedule 5 does not apply to the contributor.","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation maintains its original narrow scope. It was designed specifically to handle the superannuation arrangements for parking patrol officers transferring to local councils on 22 July 2002, and it does exactly that without expansion into broader policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 operative clauses total","7 defined terms in the interpretation section, all straightforward","Single cross-reference to Schedule 5 of the State Authorities Superannuation Act 1987","Simple conditional logic (if/then) with no nested exceptions","No sub-delegations or regulation-making powers","Clear 3-month time limit and single trigger date (22 July 2002)","Narrow, specific scope affecting only one occupational group on one date"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation deals with what happens to the superannuation (retirement savings) of parking patrol officers when they stopped working for the NSW government and started working for local councils in July 2002.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Who:** Parking patrol officers who were employed by the NSW government (under the direction of the Police Commissioner) and transferred to local council employment on 22 July 2002.\n- **What:** It gives these officers two choices for their existing superannuation benefits built up while working for the government:\n  1. **Leave it deferred** — keep their accumulated super in the government fund (State Authorities Superannuation Fund) as a \"deferred benefit\" that they can access later when they retire, or\n  2. **Transfer it out** — move their accumulated super to a new super fund of their choice (such as their new employer's fund).\n\n**Key rules:**\n- Officers had **3 months** from 22 July 2002 (the \"election period\") to decide what to do.\n- If they chose to defer but **didn't** ask to transfer the money out, the benefit stayed in the government fund.\n- If they chose to defer **and** asked to transfer it, the government had to pay the money to their chosen new fund.\n- If they **didn't** make any choice within 3 months, the special rules didn't apply to them.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis was a transitional arrangement to protect parking patrol officers' retirement savings during a major employment restructure. When these officers moved from state government employment to local council employment, this regulation ensured they didn't lose their accrued superannuation benefits and had clear options for managing them."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available metadata, the regulation has existed in a single unchanged version since 20 September 2002. There is no evidence of amendments or scope expansion. It appears to have remained confined to its original narrow purpose of managing superannuation transitional arrangements for parking patrol officers."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow and specific subject matter — limited to one occupational group (parking patrol officers)","Transitional regulations are inherently time-limited and purposefully scoped, reducing ongoing complexity","Superannuation law generally involves technical financial and legal concepts, but this appears to be a narrow application rather than a broad scheme","The full text of the regulation was not provided, preventing assessment of any complex operative provisions, cross-references, or calculations that may exist within it","Has remained unchanged since its creation in 2002, suggesting it is a simple, once-off instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation deals with protecting State Authorities Superannuation entitlements for NSW parking patrol officers during a 2002 transitional period when employment arrangements change. It aims to ensure officers’ existing retirement savings aren’t disrupted by transfers, restructures, or privatisations.\n\nNote: the specific rules and figures aren’t in the provided text — this summary is inferred from the regulation’s title and type, not from its substantive provisions."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Clause 3 expressly declares that transfers of parking patrol officers to local councils on 22 July 2002 are to be treated as transfers to which Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Act applies, thereby extending the application of Schedule 5 to that specific cohort; clauses 4–6 then set the election mechanics, payment duty and non-application if no election."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to the State Authorities Superannuation Act 1987 and Part 1 of Schedule 5 (cl.3) create interpretive dependence on external provisions.","Defined technical terms (contributor, deferred benefit, parking patrol officer, transfer date, election period) limit plain-language portability.","Short, strict election window (3 months) imposes time-sensitive compliance and decision-making costs on contributors (cls.2, 4–6).","Obligation on STC to verify the receiving fund’s deed fully vests the deferred benefit adds administrative due-diligence (cl.5(3)).","Reference to ‘regulated superannuation fund’ imports the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 definition, increasing regulatory linkage and potential complexity.","Use of acronym ‘STC’ without definition in this instrument creates potential interpretive uncertainty."],"plain_english_summary":"On 22 July 2002, this regulation treats parking patrol officers who move from Crown to local council employment as transfers covered by Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the State Authorities Superannuation Act. Affected contributors have three months to elect to defer accrued State Authorities Superannuation Fund benefits or to transfer them to a nominated regulated or exempt public‑sector fund.\n\nContributors decide; if they elect transfer, STC must promptly pay the deferred benefit to the nominated fund and confirm it will fully vest; if no election, Schedule 5 does not apply."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-authorities-superannuation-parking-patrol-officers-transitional-regulation-2002","history":"/api/acts/state-authorities-superannuation-parking-patrol-officers-transitional-regulation-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-authorities-superannuation-parking-patrol-officers-transitional-regulation-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-authorities-superannuation-parking-patrol-officers-transitional-regulation-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-authorities-superannuation-parking-patrol-officers-transitional-regulation-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-authorities-superannuation-parking-patrol-officers-transitional-regulation-2002/documents"}}