{"id":"F2008B00707","name":"Superannuation Act 1976 - Declaration (14/06/1977)","slug":"superannuation-act-1976-declaration-14-06-1977","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72036,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00707-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation Act 1976 - Declaration (14/06/1977)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: SUPERANNUATION ACT 1976\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nSUPERANNUATION ACT 1976\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDECLARATION\n\n \n\n \n\nI, Eric Laidlaw Robinson, Minister of State for Post and\n\nTelecommunications, acting for and on behalf of the Treasurer:-\n\n \n\n(a) in pursuance of sub-section 134(1) of the Superannuation Act\n\n1976, declare the University of Newcastle Staff Superannuation Scheme to be an eligible superannuation scheme for the purposes\n\nof Division 3 of Part IX of that Act.\n\n \n\n(b) in pursuance of sub-section 145(11) of the Superannuation Act 1976, declare the University of Newcastle Staff Superannuation Scheme to be an approved superannuation scheme for the purposes of section 145 of that Act;    and\n\n \n\n(c) specify the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and\n\nseventy six as the day on which this declaration is deemed to\n\nhave come into force.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated this 14th   day of     June 1977\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nEric L. Robinson\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1745},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standalone administrative declaration exercising existing powers under sections 134(1) and 145(11) of the Superannuation Act 1976. It applies the Act's framework to a specific third-party superannuation fund but does not alter the scope or intent of the primary legislation itself."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (approximately 150 words)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Simple linear structure with three declarative paragraphs (a, b, c)","No conditional language, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single subject matter (one specific university fund)"],"plain_english_summary":"The ministerial declaration under the Commonwealth Superannuation Act 1976 formally recognizes the University of Newcastle Staff Superannuation Scheme as both an “eligible” and “approved” scheme, allowing it to operate within the Commonwealth superannuation framework and enabling portability/administrative arrangements with public service superannuation. The declaration is retroactive to 1 July 1976 and primarily affects University of Newcastle employees who were members of the scheme in the 1970s."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-act-1976-declaration-14-06-1977","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-act-1976-declaration-14-06-1977/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-act-1976-declaration-14-06-1977/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-act-1976-declaration-14-06-1977/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-act-1976-declaration-14-06-1977/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-act-1976-declaration-14-06-1977/documents"}}