{"id":"F2017L01675","name":"Superannuation (Cost of Administration) Regulations 2017","slug":"superannuation-cost-of-administration-regulations-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439429,"registerId":"F2017L01675-fast-fetch-1775955460901","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (Cost of Administration) Regulations 2017","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nSuperannuation (Cost of Administration) Regulations 2017\n\nI, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.\n\nDated 14 December 2017\n\nPeter Cosgrove\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nMathias Cormann\n\nMinister for Finance\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Schedules\n\n5 Definitions\n\n6 Costs of administration of Fund\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nSuperannuation (Cost of Administration) Regulations 1980\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Superannuation (Cost of Administration) Regulations 2017.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 21 December 2017\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Superannuation Act 1976.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n5  Definitions\n\nNote: CSC and Fund are defined in the Act.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Superannuation Act 1976.\n\n6  Costs of administration of Fund\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 160(1) of the Act, all costs of and incidental to the management of the Fund by CSC must be paid out of the Fund.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nSuperannuation (Cost of Administration) Regulations 1980\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains the exact same scope as its 1980 predecessor. It is a straightforward re-enactment with modernised drafting, performing the same function: specifying that administrative costs of the 1976 Superannuation Fund are to be met from Fund assets. No expansion of purpose or coverage."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 6 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule","Minimal defined terms: only 2 definitions ('Act' and implicit references to 'CSC' and 'Fund' from the parent Act)","No cross-references beyond a single reference to subsection 160(1) of the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single operative provision (section 6) with straightforward directive language","Essentially a remaking of existing regulations with no policy change"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations confirm that all administrative and incidental running costs of the closed Public Sector Superannuation Scheme (1976) are payable from the Fund itself, not by government appropriations. They repeal the older 1980 regulations and modernise the instrument.\n\nThe change primarily affects members and pensioners of the 1976 scheme and CSC, the Fund’s administrator, by ensuring the scheme remains self-funding for its administration."},"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":false,"description":"The instrument replaces the 1980 regulations and formally specifies that CSC’s management costs are payable from the Fund. On its face it does not expand or narrow the subject matter beyond setting the Fund as the payment source; full effect depends on definitions and provisions in the Superannuation Act 1976."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive operative clause prescribing cost-bearing (low textual complexity).","Direct cross-reference to subsection 160(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976 (dependency on external statute for legal effect).","Key terms (CSC, Fund) are defined in the Act, so understanding requires consulting that Act.","Broad phrasing — “all costs of and incidental to the management” creates interpretive scope about what expenses qualify.","Repeal of the 1980 regulations requires checking historical instruments to compare prior allocation rules.","Straightforward commencement and authority provisions reduce procedural complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation says the costs and incidental expenses of managing the Fund by the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) must be paid out of the Fund’s assets. It repeals the earlier 1980 regulations.\n\nWho pays: the Fund. Who decides and acts: CSC as manager. This matters because it assigns administrative cost-bearing to the Fund’s resources rather than to other funding sources, affecting how those costs are allocated and accounted for."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-cost-of-administration-regulations-2017","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-cost-of-administration-regulations-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-cost-of-administration-regulations-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-cost-of-administration-regulations-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-cost-of-administration-regulations-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-cost-of-administration-regulations-2017/documents"}}