19Designated employers

#### 19 Designated employers (1) This section applies to a person who is: (a) an ordinary employer‑sponsored member of PSSAP; or (b) an Australian government superannuation scheme member who has chosen to be a member of PSSAP. (2) For the purposes of this Act, the following table defines the designated employer of the member. ```html <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.3pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:343.6pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Designated employers</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Item</span></p></td><td style="width:148.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">In this case...</span></p></td><td style="width:148.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">the </span><span style="font-weight:bold; font-style:italic">designated employer</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> of the member is...</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:25pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:148.6pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) </span><span></span><span>the member is employed by the Commonwealth; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the remuneration in respect of the member’s employment is paid wholly or mainly out of money appropriated by an annual Appropriation Act in respect of an Agency (within the meaning of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Public Service Act 1999</span><span>)</span></p></td><td style="width:148.6pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the Agency.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:148.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the member is employed by the Commonwealth; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the remuneration in respect of the member’s employment is paid wholly or mainly out of money appropriated by an annual Appropriation Act in respect of a Parliamentary Department</span></p></td><td style="width:148.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the Parliamentary Department.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:148.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the member is employed by the Commonwealth; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the remuneration in respect of the member’s employment is paid wholly or mainly out of money appropriated by an Act other than an annual Appropriation Act</span></p></td><td style="width:148.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) an Agency (within the meaning of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Public Service Act 1999</span><span>) determined by the Minister in writing under this item; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) a Parliamentary Department determined by the Minister in writing under this item.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:148.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the member is the holder of a statutory office; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the remuneration in respect of the office is paid by an approved authority</span></p></td><td style="width:148.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the approved authority.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:148.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the member is the holder of a statutory office; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the remuneration in respect of the office is not paid by an approved authority</span></p></td><td style="width:148.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) an Agency (within the meaning of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Public Service Act 1999</span><span>) determined by the Minister in writing under this item; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) a Parliamentary Department determined by the Minister in writing under this item; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) a person determined by the Minister in writing under this item.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5A</span></p></td><td style="width:148.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the person is:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) an eligible PSSAP member; or</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>(b) an eligible CSS/PSS member or former member</span></p></td><td style="width:148.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>if the person has an employer—the employer.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>6</span></p></td><td style="width:148.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>none of the above items apply to the member</span></p></td><td style="width:148.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the authority or body by which the member is employed.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ``` (3) A determination under item 3 or 5 of the table in subsection (2) may be expressed to relate to a class of members. (4) A determination under item 3 or 5 of the table in subsection (2) is a legislative instrument. (5) Despite anything in regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 44(2)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003, section 42 (disallowance) of that Act applies to a determination under item 3 or 5 of the table in subsection (2) of this section.