{"id":"F2008B00216","name":"Superannuation (PSS) Approved Authority Exclusion Declaration","slug":"superannuation-pss-approved-authority-exclusion-declaration","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"215 of 1995","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72952,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00216-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Citation","content":"#### 1 Citation\n\n  This Declaration may be cited as the Superannuation (PSS) Approved Authority Exclusion Declaration.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"#### 3 Interpretation\n\n  In this Declaration, unless the contrary intention appears:\n\n> the Act means the Superannuation Act 1990.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Excluded authorities","content":"#### 4 Excluded authorities\n\n  Each of the following authorities and bodies is declared,  \n  under paragraph (a) of the definition of approved authority in section 3 of the Act, not to be an approved authority for the purposes of the Act:\n  Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority\n  Aboriginal Hostels Limited\n  Australian Airlines Limited\n  Australian Defence Industries Pty. Ltd.\n  Australian Maritime College\n  Australian National University\n  Australian Postal Corporation\n  Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education\n  Board of the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory\n  Charles Darwin University\n  Menzies School of Health Research\n  Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service\n  Northern Territory of Australia\n  Power and Water Corporation (established under the laws of the Northern Territory)\n  Telstra Corporation Limited\n  Tourism NT\n  University of Canberra\n  University College, being the college established by the University of New South Wales within the Australian Defence Force Academy.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function its title suggests: it excludes specific authorities from PSS coverage. There is no evidence of scope creep; it is a straightforward administrative list."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 4 operative sections","Single defined term ('the Act')","No conditional logic or cross-references beyond the single reference to section 3 of the Superannuation Act 1990","Simple declaratory structure: 'X is declared not to be Y'","No exceptions, sunset clauses, or transitional provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Declaration removes 18 named organisations from the Commonwealth’s Public Sector Superannuation (PSS) “approved authority” list, so employees of those bodies are no longer eligible to join the PSS. It affects staff at several universities, government business enterprises, Northern Territory bodies, Indigenous organisations and defence‑related entities. The practical effect is that those employees must rely on alternative superannuation arrangements (usually accumulation or state/territory schemes) rather than the Commonwealth’s defined‑benefit PSS."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This Declaration narrows the set of entities that qualify as 'approved authorities' under the Superannuation Act 1990 by specifically excluding the listed organisations (see section 4). Mechanically, it removes those organisations' ability to sponsor employees into the PSS; the full practical effect requires cross-reference to the Act's definition of 'approved authority' (section 3) and consideration of alternative membership or employer arrangements."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument that lists exclusions rather than creating new regulatory regimes","Effect depends on cross-reference to the Superannuation Act 1990 definition of 'approved authority' (s3 of the Act)","Requires matching listed entity names to legal entities in practice (possible name/constitutional form ambiguities)","Low compliance and administrative burden—mechanical change to eligibility rather than procedural obligations","Limited discretion: the Declaration is a categorical exclusion rather than case-by-case criteria","Potential follow-on complexity lies outside this instrument (determining alternative superannuation arrangements for affected employees)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Declaration changes the Superannuation Act 1990 by declaring a specified list of public bodies not to be \"approved authorities\" under the Act, so they cannot act as sponsoring employers for the Public Sector Superannuation (PSS) scheme. It affects employees and administrators of those named organisations by removing eligibility via that employer route; membership, contribution and administrative responsibilities will instead follow other statutory or contractual arrangements (see section 4 and the Act’s section 3)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-approved-authority-exclusion-declaration","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-approved-authority-exclusion-declaration/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-approved-authority-exclusion-declaration/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-approved-authority-exclusion-declaration/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-approved-authority-exclusion-declaration/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-approved-authority-exclusion-declaration/documents"}}