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Queensland act
This Queensland law allows public sector workers to take their superannuation (retirement savings) with them when they move between government jobs — rather than losing the employer-contributed portion of their super when they change roles.
This law affects public sector employees — people working for Queensland government agencies, Commonwealth government departments, the Defence Force, and certain government-owned bodies. It covers people who:
Before portability laws like this, if you left a government job, you might only get back your own contributions to your super — the government's matching contributions (the "employer top-up") could be forfeited. This law lets you transfer the whole pot — your contributions plus the government's contributions — to your new superannuation fund when you move to another public sector job.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Superannuation (Public Employees Portability) Act 1985.
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Without this law, public sector workers who moved between government jobs risked losing significant retirement savings. This law protects workers' accumulated super entitlements and encourages mobility within the public sector workforce.