16AAdditional contributions by certain public sector employers

#### 16A Additional contributions by certain public sector employers 16A Additional contributions by certain public sector employers > > (1) A relevant employer must pay to a fund managed by STC, for each relevant employee, a contribution equivalent to 0.25% of the salary of the employee for each financial year, or part of a financial year, for which the employee is an employee. > > > (2) A contribution under this section is in addition to any other contribution payable by an employer under this or any other Act. > > > (3) The regulations may prescribe a percentage to replace the percentage in subsection (1). When such a replacement percentage is prescribed, it applies for the purposes of subsection (1) in place of the percentage that it replaces, from the start of the financial year (or years) specified in the regulation. > > > (4) In this section— > > > > relevant employee means an employee— > > > > > (a) who is subject to a limitation on wage increases under section 6AA of the [Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Act 1975](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1976-004), or > > > > > (a1) who would be subject to a limitation on wage increases under the [Industrial Relations Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-017), section 146C if that section or the [Industrial Relations (Public Sector Conditions of Employment) Regulation 2014](/view/html/repealed/current/sl-2014-0384) had not been repealed, or > > > > > (b) who is or is of a class declared by the regulations to be a relevant employee for the purposes of this definition. > > > > However, relevant employee does not include an employee— > > > > > (a) while covered by a State industrial instrument under which payments by the employer to a superannuation fund of the employee as a consequence of the enactment of, or amendments to, the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 of the Commonwealth do not form part of the salaries or wages provided for in the industrial instrument, or > > > > > (b) who is or is of a class declared by the regulations not to be a relevant employee for the purposes of this definition. > > > > relevant employer means an employer— > > > > > (a) who employs a relevant employee in the employee’s capacity as a relevant employee, or > > > > > (b) who is or is of a class declared by the regulations to be included in this definition. > > **s 16A:** Ins 2013 No 69, Sch 1 \[3\]. Am 2025 No 37, Sch 6\[1\] \[2\].