SUPERANNUATION (STATE PUBLIC SECTOR) ACT 1990 - As at 13 December 2023 - Act 20 of 1990

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Short title
1.2. (Repealed)
• 2 Definitions
• 3 Meaning of unit of the State public sector
• 4 Minister may declare units of the State public sector

PART 2 - PUBLIC SECTOR SUPERANNUATION SCHEME

• 5 Continuation of scheme
• 6 Deed for scheme
6A. (Repealed) 6AA. (Repealed) 6B. (Repealed) 6C. (Repealed) 6D. (Repealed) 6DAA. (Repealed) 6G. (Repealed) 6H. (Repealed) 6I. (Repealed) 6J. (Repealed)
• 7 Fund for scheme
• 8 Administration of scheme
• 9 Membership open to everyone
9A. (Repealed)

PART 3 - MEMBERSHIP OF SCHEME BY STATE PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES

Division 1 - General matters about State public sector employees

• 10 Minister may declare matters about membership

Division 2 - Continuation of membership after particular events

• 11 Application of division
11A. (Repealed)
• 12 Continuation of membership
12A. (Repealed)
• 13 Employer may not revoke agreement
13A. (Repealed) 13AA. (Repealed) 13B. (Repealed)
• 14 Minister’s power to declare particular matters unaffected
14A. (Repealed)

Division 3 - Continued membership in standard defined benefit category by State public sector employees

• 15 Application of division
15D. (Repealed) 15DA. (Repealed) 15F. (Repealed) 15G. (Repealed) 15H. (Repealed)
• 16 Membership taken to continue in particular circumstances

PART 4 - CHOICE OF FUND PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Choice of fund for core government employees

• 17 Core government employees
• 18 Scheme is default fund for core government employees
• 19 Core government employee may choose another fund

Division 2 - Scheme as default fund for particular employees

• 20 Scheme is default fund for particular employees
20A. (Repealed)

PART 4A - (Repealed)

PART 4B - (Repealed)

PART 5 - COMPULSORY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR STATE PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES

• 21 Application of part
• 22 Meaning of chosen fund
• 23 Compulsory contributions by employers and employees
• 24 Deduction of compulsory employee contributions by employer

PART 5A - (Repealed)

PART 5B - (Repealed)

PART 6 - GOVERNMENT DEFINED BENEFIT CATEGORIES

• 25 Application of part
• 26 Preservation of existing entitlements
• 27 No compensation payable for lawful changes
• 28 Investment manager for defined benefit assets
• 29 Contributions by units
• 30 Adjustment of multiples for particular standard defined benefit members
30A. (Repealed) 30B. (Repealed) 30D. (Repealed)
• 31 State’s contribution from consolidated fund
31A. (Repealed) 31B. (Repealed) 31C. (Repealed) 31D. (Repealed) 31E. (Repealed) 31F. (Repealed)
• 32 State to hold assets in relation to defined benefit liabilities
32A. (Repealed) 32B. (Repealed) 32C. (Repealed) 32D. (Repealed) 32E. (Repealed) 32F. (Repealed) 32G. (Repealed) 32H. (Repealed) 32I. (Repealed) 32J. (Repealed) 32K. (Repealed) 32L. (Repealed) 32M. (Repealed) 32N. (Repealed) 32O. (Repealed)

PART 7 - GOVERNMENT SUPERANNUATION OFFICER

• 33 Appointment
• 34 Functions
• 35 Staff services from department and trustee
• 36 Delegation
• 37 Chief executive to act as officer while no appointee
4.17. (Repealed) 4.18. (Repealed)

PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

• 38 Nature of benefit payable
• 39 Reports to be given to Minister on request
• 40 No appeal to industrial commission
• 41 Regulation-making power

PART 9 - QSUPER BOARD

Division 1 - QSuper Board continues

• 42 Continuation of QSuper Board

Division 2 - QSuper Board as proprietary company

• 43 Definitions for division
• 44 QSuper Board to be registered as proprietary company
• 45 Minister may declare registration day
• 46 Constitution, shareholding and other matters about company on registration
• 47 Effect of QSuper Board becoming proprietary company
• 48 QSuper Board’s members and CEO

PART 10 - TRANSITIONAL AND DECLARATORY PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Provisions for Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016

• 49 Change in board’s name
• 50 Existing membership and entitlements of State public sector employees
• 51 Membership by particular employees of existing GOCs
• 52 Declaration for Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 20A

Division 2 - Provisions for Superannuation (State Public Sector) (Scheme Administration) Amendment Act 2021

• 53 Contributions for core government employees if another fund chosen
Subdivision 2 - Provision about repeal of 1990 regulation
• 54 Instrument restating 1990 deed
Subdivision 3 - Provisions about Sunsuper transfer
• 55 Definition for subdivision
• 56 Amendment of deed to facilitate Sunsuper transfer
• 57 MySuper products
Subdivision 4 - Provisions about trustee changeover
• 58 Definitions for subdivision
• 59 Existing standard employer-sponsors
• 60 Protection from liability
• 61 Application of Act until trustee changeover
• 62 Residence requirement for trustee’s chief executive officer (however called)
Subdivision 5 - Matters about membership and entitlements
• 63 Existing membership and entitlements
• 64 Compulsory contributions for particular State public sector employees
Subdivision 6 - Other matters
• 65 Declaration about continuation of scheme and fund
• 66 Continued application of s 51
• 67 Declaration for Acts Interpretation Act 1954, s 20A
• SCHEDULE 1
• SCHEDULE 2