{"id":"C2004L06139","name":"Superannuation (CSS) Approved Authority Declaration No. 8","slug":"superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-8","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"78 of 1992","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28031,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06139-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (CSS) Approved Authority Declaration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. 8","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1992 No. 781\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSuperannuation (CSS) Approved  \nAuthority Declaration No. 8\n\nI, RALPH WILLIS, Minister of State for Finance, make the following Declaration under subsection 3 (1) of the Superannuation Act 1976.\n\nDated 24 March 1992.\n\nRALPH WILLIS\n\nMinister of State for Finance\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. This Declaration may be cited as Superannuation (CSS) Approved Authority Declaration No. 8.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. (1) Subclause 3 (1) is taken to have commenced on 3 April 1991.\n\n  \n\n(2) Subclause 3 (2) is taken to have commenced on 1 January 1992.\n\n(3) Subclause 3 (3) is taken to have commenced on 3 February 1992.\n\nApproved authorities\n\n3. (1) The following are declared, under paragraph (a) of the definition of “approved authority” in subsection 3 (1) of the Superannuation Act 1976, to be approved authorities for the purposes of that Act:\n\n(a) the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commercial Development Corporation; and\n\n(b) the Grains Research and Development Corporation.\n\n(2) Totalcare Industries 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(3) The Australian Fisheries Management Authority 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\nNOTE\n\n1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 31 March 1992.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1972},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration remains strictly limited to its stated purpose of designating specific statutory bodies as approved authorities for CSS membership."},"complexity_factors":["Only three operative clauses with simple declaratory language","No defined terms or interpretive provisions","Simple list format without conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward retrospective commencement dates"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration allows employees of four specific organisations to join the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS) — the superannuation fund for Australian Government employees at the time.\n\n**What it does**\nThe instrument declares four bodies as 'approved authorities' under the Superannuation Act 1976:\n- **Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commercial Development Corporation**\n- **Grains Research and Development Corporation**\n- **Totalcare Industries Limited**\n- **Australian Fisheries Management Authority**\n\nBeing an 'approved authority' means these organisations' employees can become CSS members, receiving the same retirement benefits as other Australian Government employees.\n\n**Timing**\nDifferent parts took effect retrospectively on different dates:\n- The first two organisations from **3 April 1991**\n- Totalcare Industries from **1 January 1992**\n- Australian Fisheries Management Authority from **3 February 1992**\n\nThis backdating ensures staff who joined these bodies on those dates could access the scheme from their employment start dates."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-8","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-8/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-8/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-8/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-8/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-approved-authority-declaration-no-8/documents"}}