4Definitions

#### 4 Definitions (1) In this Act: > approved authority has the meaning given by section 8. > Australian government superannuation scheme member means a person who is: (a) a member of the PSS; or (b) an eligible employee (within the meaning of the Superannuation Act 1976); so long as the Minister has made a declaration that such a person is an Australian government superannuation scheme member. > Note: See also subsections (2) and (3). > basic employer contribution has the same meaning as in the Rules. > Board has the same meaning as in the Superannuation Act 1990. > CSC (short for Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation) has the same meaning as in the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011. > designated employer has the meaning given by section 19. > eligible CSS/PSS member or former member means a person who is an ordinary employer‑sponsored member of PSSAP under subsection 18(8A). > eligible PSSAP member means a person who is an ordinary employer‑sponsored member of PSSAP under subsection 18(7). > employed has a meaning affected by section 6. > exempt overseas employee has the meaning given by subsection 5(2). > former Australian government superannuation scheme member means: (a) a person who is a former member of the PSS in respect of whom a preserved benefit under PSS has not yet been paid; or (b) a person in respect of whom deferred benefits are applicable under the Superannuation Act 1976; so long as the Minister has made a declaration that such a person is a former Australian government superannuation scheme member. > Note: See also subsections (2) and (3). > invalidity, in relation to a person, means the person’s inability, because of any mental or physical condition, to perform the duties of his or her employment or office. > ordinary employer‑sponsored member of PSSAP has the meaning given by section 18. > Parliamentary Department means a Department of the Parliament established under the Parliamentary Service Act 1999. > PSS means the Public Sector Superannuation Scheme within the meaning of the Superannuation Act 1990. > PSSAP: see Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan. > PSSAP Fund means the fund established, and vested in the Board, by the Trust Deed. > Note: From 1 July 2011, the fund is vested in CSC. > PSS Fund has the same meaning as in the Superannuation Act 1990. > public sector employee has the meaning given by section 5. > Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan or PSSAP means the superannuation scheme established by the Trust Deed. > Rules means the Rules for the administration of PSSAP set out in the Schedule to the Trust Deed. > statutory office has the meaning given by section 7. > Trust Deed means: (a) the deed referred to in section 10; or (b) if the deed is amended—the deed as so amended. (2) A declaration under: (a) the definition of Australian government superannuation scheme member; or (b) the definition of former Australian government superannuation scheme member; is a legislative instrument. (3) 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 declaration under: (a) the definition of Australian government superannuation scheme member; or (b) the definition of former Australian government superannuation scheme member.