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Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Alternative Arrangements (Short-Term and Highly-Casual Employment) Declaration No. 1

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75 of 1995

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This Declaration creates an alternative superannuation arrangement for employees paid under $450 per calendar month who sign a written election. It excludes fund employees and interim arrangement employees. On termination such an employee is entitled to a benefit equal to the interim benefit they would have received if treated as an interim arrangement employee who had completed qualifying service. Coverage ends if monthly pay exceeds $450 and the employee cannot re-enter for that employment. The Declaration revokes an earlier instrument and is taken to start 1 July 1992.

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Statutory Rules 1995 No. 751

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Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Alternative Arrangements (Short-Term and Highly-Casual Employment) Declaration No. 1

I, KIM BEAZLEY, Minister for Finance, make the following Declaration under section 4A of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988.

Dated 29 March 1995.

KIM C. BEAZLEY

Minister for Finance

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Citation

This Declaration may be cited as Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Alternative Arrangements (Short-Term and Highly-Casual Employment) Declaration No. 1.

Commencement

This Declaration is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1992.

Interpretation

In this Declaration:

“the Act” means the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988.

Declaration of class of qualified employees

(1) For the purposes of subsection 4a (1) of the Act, the class of qualified employees referred to in subclause (2) is a class of employees who are neither fund employees nor interim arrangement employees.

(2) Subject to subclause 5 (1), the class comprises qualified employees each of whom is a person:

(a) who is paid less than $450 by way of salary or wages per calendar month; and

(b) who makes an election in writing to be covered by the arrangements set out in clause 6.

Employee ceasing to be included in the class of qualified employees

(1) An employee included in the class of qualified employees referred to in clause 4 ceases to be included in the class if his or her salary or wages exceeds $450 in any calendar month.

(2) An employee who ceases to be included in that class of qualified employees cannot, in relation to the particular employment, again be included in the class.

Arrangements for employees referred to in clause 4

(1) For the purposes of subsection 4A (2) of the Act, the arrangements set out in subclause (2) are to apply to employees included in the class of qualified employees referred to in clause 4.

(2) On the termination of the employment of an employee included in the class, he or she is entitled to an amount of benefit equal to the amount of interim benefit to which he or she would be entitled under section 8a of the Act if he or she:

(a) had been an interim arrangement employee; and

(b) had completed the period of qualifying service under section 5 of the Act.

Revocation

Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Alternative Arrangements Declaration No. 32 is revoked.

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NOTES

Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 13 April 1995.

Note: 2. Statutory Rules 1991 No. 126.

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1 Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Alternative Arrangements (Short-Term and Highly-Casual Employment) Declaration No. 1

Statutory Rules 1995 No. 751

__________________

Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Alternative Arrangements (Short-Term and Highly-Casual Employment) Declaration No. 1

I, KIM BEAZLEY, Minister for Finance, make the following Declaration under section 4A of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988.

Dated 29 March 1995.

KIM C. BEAZLEY

Minister for Finance

____________

Citation

This Declaration may be cited as Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Alternative Arrangements (Short-Term and Highly-Casual Employment) Declaration No. 1.

Commencement

This Declaration is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1992.

Interpretation

In this Declaration:

“the Act” means the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988.

Declaration of class of qualified employees

(1) For the purposes of subsection 4a (1) of the Act, the class of qualified employees referred to in subclause (2) is a class of employees who are neither fund employees nor interim arrangement employees.

(2) Subject to subclause 5 (1), the class comprises qualified employees each of whom is a person:

(a) who is paid less than $450 by way of salary or wages per calendar month; and

(b) who makes an election in writing to be covered by the arrangements set out in clause 6.

Employee ceasing to be included in the class of qualified employees

(1) An employee included in the class of qualified employees referred to in clause 4 ceases to be included in the class if his or her salary or wages exceeds $450 in any calendar month.

(2) An employee who ceases to be included in that class of qualified employees cannot, in relation to the particular employment, again be included in the class.

Arrangements for employees referred to in clause 4

(1) For the purposes of subsection 4A (2) of the Act, the arrangements set out in subclause (2) are to apply to employees included in the class of qualified employees referred to in clause 4.