{"id":"C2004L06143","name":"Superannuation (CSS) Approved Authority Declaration No. 12","slug":"superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-12","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"465 of 1992","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28035,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06143-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (CSS) Approved Authority Declaration No. 12","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1992 No. 465 1\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSuperannuation (CSS) Approved Authority Declaration No. 12\n\nI, RALPH WILLIS, Minister of State for Finance, make the following Declaration under subsection 3 (1) of the Superannuation Act 1976.\n\nDated 1992.\n\nMinister of State for Finance\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. This Declaration may be cited as Superannuation (CSS) Approved Authority Declaration No. 12.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Declaration is taken to have commenced on 1 October 1992.\n\nApproved Authority\n\n3. Australian Marine Science and Technology Limited is declared, under paragraph (a) of the definition of “approved authority” in subsection 3 (1) of the Superannuation Act 1976, to be an approved authority for the purposes of that Act.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nNOTE\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 1992.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1033},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration maintains its original narrow scope: to declare one specific entity (Australian Marine Science and Technology Limited) as an approved authority for CSS purposes. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond this singular, specific function."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument contains only 3 operative sections","Single declaratory provision with no conditions, exceptions, or procedural requirements","No defined terms within the declaration itself","No internal cross-references or nested structures"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration allows employees of **Australian Marine Science and Technology Limited** to join the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS).\n\n**What it does:**\n*   Declares the company an \"approved authority\" under the Superannuation Act 1976\n*   This permits staff to become members of the CSS — the old defined benefit superannuation scheme for Australian Government employees and approved bodies\n\n**Who it affects:**\n*   Current and future employees of Australian Marine Science and Technology Limited\n*   The company itself, which may now offer CSS membership as an employment benefit\n\n**Why it matters:**\nAccess to the CSS is normally restricted to government departments and specifically approved organisations. This declaration extends that coverage to this marine science company, likely reflecting its status as a former government entity or contractor performing government functions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-12","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-12/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-12/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-12/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-12/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-12/documents"}}