Commonwealth legislation

Productivity Employee Exclusion Declaration No. 2

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

169 of 1990

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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What this does: This declaration stops employees of the Australian National Railways Commission (ANRC) from being treated as "productivity employees" under Commonwealth superannuation rules.

Who it affects: Anyone employed by, or holding a statutory office (a position created by legislation) with, the Australian National Railways Commission who qualifies as an "eligible employee" under the Superannuation Act 1976.

Why it matters: Being a "productivity employee" meant participating in a specific superannuation scheme (Part VIA of the Superannuation Act) that involved productivity-related contributions or benefits. By excluding ANRC workers, this declaration ensures they are not covered by that scheme and instead fall under different superannuation arrangements.

In practical terms: If you worked for the national railways, this rule meant you were kept out of a specific bonus-style superannuation plan that applied to other government workers, keeping your retirement savings under the standard rules instead.

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Productivity Employee Exclusion Declaration No. 2

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View image in the official sourceStatutory Rules 1990 No. 1691

View image in the official sourceDeclaration under the Superannuation Act

1976

I, RALPH WILLIS, Minister for Finance, hereby make the following declaration under section 110E of the Superannuation Act 1976.

Dated 20 June 1990.

RALPH WILLIS Minister for Finance

View image in the official sourceDECLARATION UNDER SECTION 110e OF THE SUPERANNUATION ACT 1976

Citation

This Declaration may be cited as “Productivity Employee Exclusion Declaration No. 2”.

Commencement

2. This Declaration has effect from 1 July 1990.

Exclusions

3. Eligible employees who are employees of, or holders of a statutory office with, the Australian National Railways Commission, are not “productivity employees” for the purposes of Part VIA of the Superannuation Act 1976.

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1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 June 1990.

Source text

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