Commonwealth legislation

Superannuation (CSS) Approved Authority Declaration No. 5

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Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

304 of 1991

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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What this does: This declaration allows employees of two specific research corporations to join the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS) — the superannuation (retirement savings) fund for Australian Government employees.

Who it covers:

Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation
Cotton Research and Development Corporation

Why it matters: Without this declaration, employees of these corporations couldn't access the CSS. By declaring them "approved authorities" under the Superannuation Act 1976, their staff become eligible for the same superannuation benefits as public servants. This essentially brings these employees into the government superannuation system, even though they work for statutory corporations rather than direct government departments.

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Superannuation (CSS) Approved Authority Declaration No. 5

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Statutory Rules 1991 No. 3041

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Superannuation (CSS) Approved Authority

Declaration No. 5

I, RALPH WILLIS, Minister of State for Finance, make the following Declaration under subsection 3 (1) of the Superannuation Act 1976.

Dated 17 September 1991.

RALPH WILLIS

Minister of State for Finance

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Citation

This Declaration may be cited as Superannuation (CSS) Approved Authority Declaration No. 5.

Commencement

Subclause 3 (1) is taken to have commenced on 6 May 1991.

Approved authorities

(1) The Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation is declared, under paragraph (a) of the definition of “approved authority” in subsection 3 (1) of the Superannuation Act 1976, to be an approved authority for the purposes of that Act.

(2) The Cotton Research and Development Corporation is declared, under paragraph (a) of the definition of “approved authority” in subsection 3 (1) of the Superannuation Act 1976, to be an approved authority for the purposes of that Act.

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NOTE

Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 September 1991.

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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