Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles Order (No. 2) 1992 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1992 No. 172 Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Act 1988 SUPERANNUATION (GOVERNMENT AND OTHER EMPLOYEES) AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES ORDER (No. 2) 1992 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Approval of amendments of Articles of the Government Officers’Superannuation Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Amendment of Article 3 (Interpretation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Amendment of Article 5 (Employer Contributions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2 Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles (No. 2) No. 172, 1992 ˙ Short title 1. This order in council may be cited as the Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles Order (No. 2) 1992 . ˙ Commencement 2. This order in council commences on 1 July 1992. ˙ Approval of amendments of Articles of the Government Officers’ Superannuation Scheme 3. The amendments of The Articles of the Government Officers’ Superannuation Scheme set out in this order are approved. 1 ˙ Amendment of Article 3 (Interpretation) 4.(1) Article 3(1) (definition “Employee” , paragraph (f)(iia))— omit . (2) Article 3(1) (definition “On a regular basis” )— omit, insert— ‘ “on a regular basis” , in relation to the employment of an Employee, means that the Employee— (a) regularly works 10 hours or more per week for 1 Employer and receives a regular salary for the employment; or (b) receives a yearly salary from 1 Employer that equals or exceeds 50% of the tax-free threshold for taxation purposes under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Commonwealth); or (c) receives a salary of $450 or more per calendar month. ’. 1 The Articles were initially published in the Gazette dated 30 June 1988 at pages 2503–2511.

3 Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles (No. 2) No. 172, 1992 ˙ Amendment of Article 5 (Employer Contributions) 5.(1) Article 5(1)— omit ‘ 3 per centum ’ (twice occurring), insert ‘ the prescribed percentage ’. (2) Article 5(1)— omit— ‘ does fall within the meaning of the definition of “Employee” for the purposes of the Scheme ’, insert— ‘ becomes an Employee because of paragraph (b) of the definition ‘on a regular basis’, ’. (3) After Article 5(4)— insert — ‘(5) In this Article— “prescribed percentage” means— (a) in relation to a member who is a contributor under the PoliceSuperannuation Act 1974 or the State Service Superannuation Act1972 —3%; or (b) in relation to a member who is a member of a superannuation scheme that the Minister determines is a scheme to which this Article applies—3%; or (c) in relation to another member—4%. ’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 25 June 1992. 2. The amendments approved in this order were made by the Board on 17 June 1992. 3. Published in the Gazette on 26 June 1992. 4. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 5. The administering agency is the Government Superannuation Office. The State of Queensland 1992