{"id":"C2004L06147","name":"Superannuation (CSS) Approved Authority Declaration No. 16","slug":"superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-16","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"298 of 1994","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28039,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06147-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (CSS) Approved Authority Declaration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. 16","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\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1994 No. 2981\n\n \n\nSuperannuation (CSS) Approved Authority Declaration No. 16\n\nI, KIM CHRISTIAN BEAZLEY, Minister for Finance, make the following Declaration under subsection 3(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976.\n\nDated 25 August 1994.\n\nKIM C. BEAZLEY\n\nMinister for Finance\n\nCitation\n\n 1. This Declaration may be cited as Superannuation (CSS) Approved Authority Declaration No. 16.\n\n(NOTE: This Declaration commences on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.)\n\nApproved Authority\n\n 2. For the purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of “approved authority” in subsection 3 (1) of the Superannuation Act 1976, the Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation is declared to be an approved authority for the purposes of that Act.\n\nNOTE\n\n1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 31 August 1994.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1091},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration performs exactly the narrow function specified in its enabling provision—declaring one specific entity as an approved authority. It has not expanded beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (section 2)","No defined terms within the instrument itself","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Extremely short length (2 sections total)"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration makes the **Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation** an \"approved authority\" under the *Superannuation Act 1976*.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Allows employees of this corporation to join the **Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS)**\n- The CSS is a defined benefit superannuation fund (meaning retirement payments are calculated based on salary and years of service, rather than investment returns)\n- Without this declaration, these employees would be excluded from the CSS and would need to rely on other superannuation arrangements\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Current and future employees of the Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation\n- The corporation itself, which must now administer CSS contributions and benefits for eligible staff"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-16","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-16/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-16/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-16/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-16/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-16/documents"}}