{"id":"F2009B00089","name":"Superannuation Act 1976 - Part-time Employment Declaration (1/4/1986)","slug":"superannuation-act-1976-part-time-employment-declaration-1-4-1986","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":121351,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009B00089-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation Act 1976 - Part-time Employment Declaration (1/4/1986)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nPART-TIME EMPLOYMENT\n\nDECLARATION\n\nI, Peter Alexander Walsh, Minister of State for Finance hereby declare that for the purposes of sub-section 3(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976 the following employees are a class of part-time employees which is an approved class of part-time employees for the purposes of that Act:-\n\n(a)               a person who is an officer for the purposes of the Public Service Act 1922; and\n\n(b)               a person employed by the Commonwealth or by an approved authority as defined in section 3(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976, in a permanent capacity.\n\nProvided that person is permitted by his or her terms and conditions of employment to undertake employment on a part-time basis in a permanent capacity.\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nPETER WALSH\n\nMinister of State for Finance\n\n1st April 1986\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration performs exactly the function intended by the parent Act—specifying which part-time employee classes are approved for superannuation coverage. It does not expand beyond the statutory framework established by section 3(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with straightforward two-part test","Only 3 defined terms referenced externally (officer, approved authority, permanent capacity)","Single proviso (condition) limiting application to those with contractual part-time rights","No internal definitions, schedules, or procedural requirements","Document is essentially a one-page ministerial instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a 1986 ministerial declaration that expands who can join the Commonwealth superannuation (pension) scheme. It allows **part-time workers** to be included in the government superannuation scheme for the first time.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Public servants** working part-time under the Public Service Act 1922\n- **Commonwealth employees** or staff of approved government bodies working part-time in permanent roles\n\n**The catch:** Only if their employment contract actually allows part-time work.\n\n**Why it matters:** Before this declaration, the Superannuation Act 1976 only covered full-time employees. This opened up retirement benefits to thousands of part-time public sector workers—mostly women who had returned to work after having children or were seeking flexible arrangements. It was a significant step toward workplace equality in the Australian Public Service."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument itself declares which employees are an \"approved class of part-time employees\" for the purposes of s 3(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976. The text contains no comparison to a prior declaration or an earlier scope, and does not state that it widens or narrows an existing class. On the basis of this document alone, there is no textual indication that it changes the scope of the Act beyond identifying the declared class; therefore no change from an identifiable original scope can be established from this text alone."},"complexity_factors":["Simple single-purpose Ministerial declaration (identifies a class for a statutory purpose).","Cross-references to two external statutory definitions (Public Service Act 1922 for 'officer'; Superannuation Act 1976 s 3(1) for 'approved authority').","A conditional eligibility requirement based on employees' terms and conditions (requires verification of contract/conditions).","No procedural, financial or evidentiary detail provided — implementation relies on other legislation and administrative practice."],"plain_english_summary":"This Ministerial declaration (1 Apr 1986) designates as an \"approved class of part‑time employees\" permanent Commonwealth officers (per the Public Service Act 1922) employed by the Commonwealth or an approved authority whose terms permit permanent part‑time work.  \n\nIts effect is purely classificatory under s.3(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976: it changes who counts as a part‑time employee for the Act’s purposes but does not set rates, entitlements or administrative rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-act-1976-part-time-employment-declaration-1-4-1986","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-act-1976-part-time-employment-declaration-1-4-1986/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-act-1976-part-time-employment-declaration-1-4-1986/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-act-1976-part-time-employment-declaration-1-4-1986/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-act-1976-part-time-employment-declaration-1-4-1986/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-act-1976-part-time-employment-declaration-1-4-1986/documents"}}