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Superannuation (Public Employees Portability) Act 1985
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### sec.4 Meaning of terms
In part 2 —
actuary means the person appointed as actuary under the legislation or other rules relevant to a superannuation scheme and includes the person on whom the administrators of such a scheme rely for actuarial advice in respect of the scheme.
administrators means the person or persons authorised by the legislation or other rules relevant to an approved superannuation scheme or an eligible superannuation scheme to administer the scheme.
approved superannuation scheme means any of the following superannuation schemes—
the scheme under the Superannuation (State Public Sector) Act 1990 ;
any superannuation scheme established or participated in pursuant to authority conferred by a law of Queensland, established for the benefit of employees in public employment and declared by regulation to be an approved superannuation scheme for the purposes of this Act.
s 4 def approved superannuation scheme amd 1990 No. 88 s 3 sch ; 1993 No. 11 s 41 (2) ; 2000 No. 52 s 48 sch ; 2007 No. 7 s 35 ; 2016 No. 64 s 79 sch 1
contributor means a person who contributes to a superannuation scheme or from whose salary deductions are made and paid to a superannuation scheme.
contributor’s component means that portion of a transfer value determined by the person who determined that value to be the portion financed from the contributions made to a superannuation scheme by a contributor and includes interest (if any) earned and determined or accepted by that person to be attributable to those contributions.
elector means a person who has duly made an election referred to in section 6 (1) .
eligible officer means an employee in public employment who is contributing to an approved or eligible superannuation scheme.
s 4 def eligible officer sub 1993 No. 11 s 41 (1) , (3)
eligible superannuation scheme means a superannuation scheme declared by the Minister under this Act to be an eligible superannuation scheme.
fund means the fund or account consisting wholly or partly of contributions paid by contributors to an approved superannuation scheme.
Minister ...
s 4 def Minister om 1993 No. 11 s 41 (1)
public employment means employment on a full-time basis as an employee—
in the Public Service of the Commonwealth or a prescribed State or Territory; or
of a prescribed authority constituted by or under a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory; or
of any other prescribed authority that discharges a public function;
and includes service on a full-time basis in the Defence Force of the Commonwealth.
relict ...
s 4 def relict om 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
subsidy component means the difference between a transfer value and the contributor’s component of that transfer value.
transfer value means a lump sum that consists of a contributor’s component and a subsidy component payable by an approved superannuation scheme or an eligible superannuation scheme in respect of the entitlements under the scheme of a person at the time of the person ceasing to be a contributor to the scheme by reason of voluntary resignation from employment or by reason of being retrenched or by reason of ceasing to be a member of the Legislative Assembly.
Without limiting the definition public employment , paragraph (c) , a person or authority (whether corporate or unincorporate) may be treated as discharging a public function if—
the person or authority is financed for the purpose of discharging any function in whole or substantial part (whether directly or indirectly) by the Commonwealth or a State or Territory; or
in the case of the person or authority being a corporation—the Commonwealth or a State or Territory has a controlling interest in the corporation.
s 4 amd 1993 No. 11 s 41 (4)
(sec.4-ssec.1) In part 2 — actuary means the person appointed as actuary under the legislation or other rules relevant to a superannuation scheme and includes the person on whom the administrators of such a scheme rely for actuarial advice in respect of the scheme. administrators means the person or persons authorised by the legislation or other rules relevant to an approved superannuation scheme or an eligible superannuation scheme to administer the scheme. approved superannuation scheme means any of the following superannuation schemes— the scheme under the Superannuation (State Public Sector) Act 1990 ; any superannuation scheme established or participated in pursuant to authority conferred by a law of Queensland, established for the benefit of employees in public employment and declared by regulation to be an approved superannuation scheme for the purposes of this Act. s 4 def approved superannuation scheme amd 1990 No. 88 s 3 sch ; 1993 No. 11 s 41 (2) ; 2000 No. 52 s 48 sch ; 2007 No. 7 s 35 ; 2016 No. 64 s 79 sch 1 contributor means a person who contributes to a superannuation scheme or from whose salary deductions are made and paid to a superannuation scheme. contributor’s component means that portion of a transfer value determined by the person who determined that value to be the portion financed from the contributions made to a superannuation scheme by a contributor and includes interest (if any) earned and determined or accepted by that person to be attributable to those contributions. elector means a person who has duly made an election referred to in section 6 (1) . eligible officer means an employee in public employment who is contributing to an approved or eligible superannuation scheme. s 4 def eligible officer sub 1993 No. 11 s 41 (1) , (3) eligible superannuation scheme means a superannuation scheme declared by the Minister under this Act to be an eligible superannuation scheme. fund means the fund or account consisting wholly or partly of contributions paid by contributors to an approved superannuation scheme. Minister ... s 4 def Minister om 1993 No. 11 s 41 (1) public employment means employment on a full-time basis as an employee— in the Public Service of the Commonwealth or a prescribed State or Territory; or of a prescribed authority constituted by or under a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory; or of any other prescribed authority that discharges a public function; and includes service on a full-time basis in the Defence Force of the Commonwealth. relict ... s 4 def relict om 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch subsidy component means the difference between a transfer value and the contributor’s component of that transfer value. transfer value means a lump sum that consists of a contributor’s component and a subsidy component payable by an approved superannuation scheme or an eligible superannuation scheme in respect of the entitlements under the scheme of a person at the time of the person ceasing to be a contributor to the scheme by reason of voluntary resignation from employment or by reason of being retrenched or by reason of ceasing to be a member of the Legislative Assembly.
(sec.4-ssec.2) Without limiting the definition public employment , paragraph (c) , a person or authority (whether corporate or unincorporate) may be treated as discharging a public function if— the person or authority is financed for the purpose of discharging any function in whole or substantial part (whether directly or indirectly) by the Commonwealth or a State or Territory; or in the case of the person or authority being a corporation—the Commonwealth or a State or Territory has a controlling interest in the corporation.
- (a) the scheme under the Superannuation (State Public Sector) Act 1990 ;
- (b) any superannuation scheme established or participated in pursuant to authority conferred by a law of Queensland, established for the benefit of employees in public employment and declared by regulation to be an approved superannuation scheme for the purposes of this Act.
- (a) in the Public Service of the Commonwealth or a prescribed State or Territory; or
- (b) of a prescribed authority constituted by or under a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory; or
- (c) of any other prescribed authority that discharges a public function;
- (a) the person or authority is financed for the purpose of discharging any function in whole or substantial part (whether directly or indirectly) by the Commonwealth or a State or Territory; or
- (b) in the case of the person or authority being a corporation—the Commonwealth or a State or Territory has a controlling interest in the corporation.