Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PUBLIC SERVICE LEGISLATION (STREAMLINING) ACT 1986 No. 153, 1986 - SECT 29

29. Section 38 of the Principal Act is amended-

   (a)  by omitting sub-sections (3) and (4) and substituting the following
        sub-sections:

"(3) The Board may-

   (a)  at the time when a relevant person is appointed to an office of
        Secretary under a fixed-term appointment within the meaning of section
        37; or

   (b)  as soon as practicable after the making of the appointment,
make a determination in writing in relation to the provision to the person of
superannuation benefits or benefits in the nature of superannuation benefits.

"(4) Without limiting the generality of sub-section (3), a determination under
that sub-section in relation to a relevant person may provide that the
Superannuation Act 1976 applies in relation to the person as if the person
became an eligible employee within the meaning of that Act on a specified day,
which may be on or after, or not earlier than 3 months before, the date of the
determination, and where a determination so provides, the Superannuation Act 
1976 has effect accordingly."; and

   (b)  by adding at the end the following sub-section:

"(6) The Board is not empowered to make a determination for the purposes of
sub-section (3) except in accordance with arrangements approved by the
Minister for Finance.".