{"id":"C2004L06180","name":"Superannuation (PSS) Approved Authority Inclusion Declaration No. 12","slug":"superannuation-pss-approved-authority-inclusion-declaration-no-12","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"30 of 1994","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28084,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06180-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (PSS) Approved Authority Inclusion Declaration No. 12","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1994 No. 301\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSuperannuation (PSS) Approved Authority Inclusion Declaration No. 12\n\nI, kim christian beazley, Minister for Finance, make the following Declaration under section 3 of the Superannuation Act 1990.\n\nDated 22 February 1994.\n\nkim c. beazley\n\nMinister for Finance\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. This Declaration may be cited as the Superannuation (PSS) Approved Authority Inclusion Declaration No. 12.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Declaration commences on the same day as section 54 of the Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991.\n\n  \nApproved authority\n\n3. For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of “approved authority” in section 3 of the Superannuation Act 1990, the Special Broadcasting Service is declared 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 4 March 1994.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1694},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration performs exactly the specific function authorised by section 3 of the Superannuation Act 1990: declaring a named entity to be an approved authority. There is no expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (section 3) consisting of a one-sentence declaration","No definitions section; relies entirely on the parent Act's defined terms","Only two external statutory cross-references (Superannuation Act 1990 and Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991)","No conditional language, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Total length of three sections occupying less than one page"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\nThis short declaration adds the **Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)** to the list of \"approved authorities\" under the *Superannuation Act 1990*. Being declared an \"approved authority\" means SBS is treated as part of the Commonwealth public sector for superannuation purposes.\n\n**Who it affects**\n- **SBS employees**: They become eligible to join the **Public Sector Superannuation (PSS)** scheme, the Commonwealth's defined benefit super fund for public servants.\n- **The Minister for Finance**: Who has the power to make these declarations under the Act.\n\n**Why it matters**\nBefore this declaration, SBS staff were likely excluded from the PSS scheme or covered by different arrangements. This change ensures SBS employees can access the same government-backed retirement benefits as other Commonwealth public servants, aligning the multicultural broadcaster's employment conditions with the broader public sector."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-approved-authority-inclusion-declaration-no-12","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-approved-authority-inclusion-declaration-no-12/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-approved-authority-inclusion-declaration-no-12/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-approved-authority-inclusion-declaration-no-12/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-approved-authority-inclusion-declaration-no-12/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-approved-authority-inclusion-declaration-no-12/documents"}}