STATE SUPERANNUATION ACT 1988 - SECT 28
Contribution rates
STATE SUPERANNUATION ACT 1988 - SECT 28
Contribution rates
S. 28(1) substituted by No. 40/2004 s. 32.
(1) A revised scheme member must make
contributions to the Fund determined in accordance with the following Table:
TABLE OF CONTRIBUTIONS |
Age last birthday |
Contributions as a
percentage of salary |
15 years to 29 years |
8·0% |
30 years to 39 years |
8·5% |
40 years to 49 years |
9·0% |
50 years or older |
9·5% |
S. 28(1A) inserted by No. 40/2004 s. 32.
(1A) An eligible salary sacrifice contributor may
by notice in writing to the employing authority elect to make his or her
member contributions by way of salary sacrifice at the rate calculated to the
nearest highest 0·1% in accordance with the following formula—
where—
" M " is the
applicable member contribution rate in accordance with subsection (1) without
salary sacrifice;
" R " is the tax rate
for the financial year on taxable contributions to the Fund under the
Commonwealth Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .
S. 28(1B) inserted by No. 40/2004 s. 32.
(1B) An election under subsection (1A)—
(a) can only be made if there is in
force an agreement between the employing authority and the member under which
the employing authority can make the member contributions required by this Act
by way of salary sacrifice;
(b) is subject to the terms and
conditions specified in the agreement referred to in paragraph (a);
(c) can only be made in respect of
the whole of the member contributions;
(d) can not be made in respect of
any contributions made by a member in addition to the member contributions
required under subsection (1).
S. 28(1C) inserted by No. 40/2004 s. 32.
(1C) Member contributions made in accordance with
the rate determined under subsection (1A) are for the purposes of this Act
(other than sections 71C to 71E) to be taken to be—
(a) the member contributions
required to be paid under this Act; and
(b) the member contributions that
would have been payable if an election had not been made under subsection
(1A).
Note to s. 28(1C)(b) inserted by No. 37/2007 s. 29.
Note
The effect of paragraph (b) is that, for the purpose of calculating benefit
entitlements, the member contributions are taken to be the member
contributions that would have been payable if no election had been made.
S. 28(1D) inserted by No. 40/2004 s. 32.
(1D) An election under subsection (1A) does not
affect the amount that would otherwise constitute the salary of the
revised scheme member for the purposes of this Act.
S. 28(2) amended by No. 72/1990 s. 7(2).
(2) If a revised scheme member or a person to whom
section 61(1) applies was entitled to contribute for optional units under the
Superannuation Act 1958 he or she may—
(a) continue to pay or, with the
approval of the Board after considering medical evidence, at any time elect to
pay additional contributions fixed by the Board on the advice of an actuary
appointed by the Board at regular periods; or
(b) within 1 month of retirement due
to age elect to contribute an amount considered appropriate by the
Board—
to entitle him or her to an additional pension equal to the pension that he or
she would have been entitled if he or she had contributed for all his or her
optional units.
S. 28(2A) inserted by No. 49/1992 s. 10(1).
(2A) Subsection (2) applies to any
revised scheme member entitled to contribute for optional units under the
Superannuation Act 1958 who elected to transfer to the Transport
Superannuation Fund under section 4 of the Transport Superannuation Act 1988 .
S. 28(3) amended by No. 81/1988 s. 27(f).
(3) If a revised scheme member was not
contributing for all of his or her optional units as at l February 1975 or was
holding fully paid up units under the Superannuation Act 1958 the Board may
determine that his or her contributions to the Fund are to be based on a
reduced amount of salary.
(4) If the Board recognises any service or further
service for a revised scheme member after 30 June 1988, the Board may on the
advice of an actuary appointed by the Board fix an additional contribution to
be made by the revised scheme member.
S. 28(5) amended by No. 40/2010 s. 74(1).
(5) If a revised scheme member attains the age of
75 years no further contributions are to be made.
S. 28(6) inserted by No. 49/1992 s. 10(2), repealed by No.
4/1996
s. 108(2),
new s. 28(6) inserted by No. 40/2010 s. 74(2).
(6) Despite subsection (5), a
revised scheme member may make contributions after he or she attains the age
of 75 years if he or she is permitted to do so under Commonwealth
superannuation law.