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Public Service Regulations 1999
8A.1Definitions
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#### 8A.1 Definitions
(1) In this Part:
> debtor means a Secretary, a Head of an Executive Agency, or an APS employee who owes a judgment debt.
> net salary has the meaning given by subregulation (2).
> paying officer, in relation to a debtor, means a person appointed under regulation 8A.4 who is responsible for dealing with the debtor.
> total gross salary has the meaning given by subregulation (3).
(2) The net salary of a debtor is the debtor’s total gross salary, less any amount to be deducted:
(a) to pay income tax; or
(b) to pay child support in accordance with the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989; or
(c) as a contribution that:
(i) the debtor is required to make to a superannuation fund relating to the debtor’s engagement in the Agency; and
(ii) is the minimum amount required by law or the rules of the fund.
(3) The total gross salary of a debtor is the amount of:
(a) the debtor’s gross salary as a Secretary, a Head of an Executive Agency or an APS employee (not including any payment of compensation under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988); and
(b) the allowances, in the nature of salary, that are paid regularly to the debtor;
without any reduction for salary sacrifice arrangements or other arrangements with a similar purpose.