Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles Regulation (No. 1) 1994 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1994 No. 224 Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Act 1988 SUPERANNUATION (GOVERNMENT AND OTHER EMPLOYEES) AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES REGULATION (No. 1) 1994 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Approval of amendments of Articles of the Government Officers’Superannuation Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 SCHEDULE 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 AMENDMENTS OF THE ARTICLES OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICERS’ SUPERANNUATION SCHEME 1 Replacement of Article 1 (Title) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Article 1—Articles of governing scheme 1 Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Omission of Article 2 (Parts of the Articles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Amendment of Article 3 (Interpretation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 Insertion of new s 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3 Definition of “employee” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 Insertion of new Article 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Article 3—Articles to comply with prescribed standards 4 Prescribed standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 6 Amendment of Article 4 (Eligibility of Employees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 Amendment of Article 5 (Employer Contributions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 8 Amendment of Article 5A (Employee Personal Contributions) . . . . . . . . . . 9

2 Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles (No. 1) No. 224, 1994 9 Amendment of Article 6 (Contributions from other funds) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 10 Amendment of Article 7 (Member’s account and interest) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 11 Amendment of Article 8 (Benefits) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 12 Amendment of Article 8A (Death and Disablement Insurance) . . . . . . . . . 11 13 Amendment of Article 9 (Preservation and Outward Portability) . . . . . . . . 11 14 Amendment of Article 10 (General Powers of the Board) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 15 Omission of Article 11 (Service of Notices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 SCHEDULE 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS OF THE ARTICLES OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICERS’ SUPERANNUATION SCHEME

s1 3 s2 Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles (No. 1) No. 224, 1994 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles Regulation (No. 1) 1994 . ˙ Approval of amendments of Articles of the Government Officers’ Superannuation Scheme 2. The amendments of The Articles of the Government Officers’ Superannuation Scheme set out in Schedules 1 and 2 are approved. 1 1 The Articles were initially published in the Gazette dated 30 June 1988 at pages 2503–11.

4 Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles (No. 1) No. 224, 1994 ¡ SCHEDULE 1 AMENDMENTS OF THE ARTICLES OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICERS’ SUPERANNUATION SCHEME section 2 ˙ Replacement of Article 1 (Title) 1. Article 1— omit, insert— ‘ Article 1—Articles of governing scheme ˙ ‘ Title ‘ 1. This document is The Articles of the Government Officers’ Superannuation Scheme.’. ˙ Omission of Article 2 (Parts of the Articles) 2. Article 2— omit. ˙ Amendment of Article 3 (Interpretation) 3.(1) Article 3, heading— omit, insert— ‘ Article 2—Interpretation ’. (2) Article 3(1), definition “Act” , “Board” , “Employee” , “Fund” , “Medical Practitioner” — omit, insert—

5 Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles (No. 1) SCHEDULE 1 (continued) ‘ “employee” has the meaning given by section 3;’. (3) Article 3(1)— renumber as section 2. (4) Article 3(2) to (7)— omit. No. 224, 1994 ˙ Insertion of new s 3 4. After section 2 (in Article 2) insert— ˙ ‘ Definition of “employee” ‘ 3.(1) “Employee” means a person who is employed by or under the State on a regular basis. ‘ (2) Without limiting subsection (1), “employee” includes— (a) a person who— (i) is an officer under the StateServiceSuperannuationAct1972 ; and (ii) is employed on a regular basis; and (b) a police officer or police recruit under the PoliceServiceAdministration Act 1990 ; and (c) a person approved by regulation made for the purposes of paragraph (db) of the definition “officer” in section 4 of the StateService Superannuation Act 1972 ; and (d) a person approved by regulation to be a member of the scheme. ‘ (3) However, “employee” does not include— (a) a person who is a Supreme or District Court judge; or (b) a person who is— (i) Commissioner under the Industrial Relations Act 1990 ; or (ii) a member of the Land Court; or

6 Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles (No. 1) SCHEDULE 1 (continued) No. 224, 1994 (iii) employed under the Electricity Act 1976 ; unless the person is a contributor to the State Service Superannuation Fund; or (c) a person who— (i) is an employee of, or engaged by, a unit of the State public sector while on leave from other employment; and (ii) is a member of another superannuation scheme operated for the other employment and the State contributes, by agreement, to the other scheme as the person’s employer; or (d) a person who— (i) before 1 July 1991— (A) was employed by a university established under an Act; and (B) has the status equivalent to, or higher than, a lecturer; and (C) is eligible to contribute to a superannuation scheme for members of staff of the university; and (D) is not a contributor to the State Service Superannuation Fund; or (ii) on or after 1 July 1991— (A) began employment with, or was engaged by, a university established under an Act or the University College of Central or Southern Queensland; and (B) is not a contributor to the State Service Superannuation Fund; or (e) an officer of the Legal Aid Commission who is a contributor to the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme established under the Superannuation Act 1976 (Cwlth); or (f) a person excluded by regulation from membership of the scheme.’.

7 Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles (No. 1) SCHEDULE 1 (continued) No. 224, 1994 ˙ Insertion of new Article 3 5. After Article 2, in Part 1— insert— ‘ Article 3—Articles to comply with prescribed standards ˙ ‘ Prescribed standards ‘ 4.(1) The standards prescribed under section 7(1) of the Occupational Superannuation Standards Act 1987 (Cwlth) are taken to be included in these Articles. ‘ (2) If a standard is inconsistent with a provision of these Articles, the standard prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.’. ˙ Amendment of Article 4 (Eligibility of Employees) 6.(1) Article 4, heading— omit, insert— ‘ Article 4—Eligibility of employees ’. (2) Article 4(1)— renumber as section 5. (3) Article 4(2)— renumber as section 6. ˙ Amendment of Article 5 (Employer Contributions) 7.(1) Article 5, heading— omit, insert— ‘ Article 5—Employer contributions ’. (2) Article 5, before Article 5(1)— insert new section 7—

8 Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles (No. 1) SCHEDULE 1 (continued) No. 224, 1994 ‘ Definitions ‘ 7. In this Article— “base year” means— (a) for an employer who was an employer for the whole of the financial year starting on 1 July 1991—that financial year; or (b) for an employer who was not an employer for the whole of the financial year starting on 1 July 1991—the first financial year in which the employer is an employer for the whole of the year. “prescribed percentage” means— (a) for a member who is a contributor under the PoliceSuperannuation Act 1974, the State Service Superannuation Act1972 or another scheme the Minister decides is a scheme to which this Article applies—3%; or (b) for a member who is employed by an employer the Minister decides is an employer to which this Article applies and whose annual payroll for the base year is not more than $1 000 000—4%; or (c) for another member—5%.’. (3) Article 5(1)— renumber as section 8. (4) Article 5(2)— renumber as section 9. (5) Article 5(3)— renumber as section 10. (6) Article 5(4)— renumber as section 11. (7) Article 5(5)— omit.

9 Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles (No. 1) SCHEDULE 1 (continued) No. 224, 1994 ˙ Amendment of Article 5A (Employee Personal Contributions) 8.(1) Article 5A, heading— omit, insert — ‘ Article 6—Employee personal contributions ’. (2) Article 5A— insert , new section heading— ‘ Payment of employee personal contributions ’. (3) Article 5A— number as section 12. ˙ Amendment of Article 6 (Contributions from other funds) 9.(1) Article 6, heading— omit, insert — ‘ Article 7—Transfer from other funds ’. (2) Article 6— insert , new section heading— ‘ Board may accept transfer of contributions from other funds ’. (3) Article 6— number as section 13. ˙ Amendment of Article 7 (Member’s account and interest) 10.(1) Article 7, heading— omit, insert — ‘ Article 8—Member’s account and interest ’. (2) Article 7(1)(i)— renumber as paragraph (e).

10 Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles (No. 1) SCHEDULE 1 (continued) (3) Article 7(1)(ii)— renumber as paragraph (f). (4) Article 7(1)(iii)— renumber as paragraph (g). (5) Article 7(1)— renumber as section 14. (6) Article 7(2)— renumber as section 15. No. 224, 1994 ˙ Amendment of Article 8 (Benefits) 11.(1) Article 8, heading— omit, insert — ‘ Article 9—Benefits ’. (2) Article 8(1)— renumber as section 16. (3) Article 8(2)— renumber as section 17. (4) Article 8(3)— renumber as section 18. (5) Article 8(4)— renumber as section 19. (6) Article 8(5)— renumber as section 20. (7) Article 8(6)— renumber as section 21.

11 Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles (No. 1) SCHEDULE 1 (continued) No. 224, 1994 ˙ Amendment of Article 8A (Death and Disablement Insurance) 12.(1) Article 8A, heading— omit, insert — ‘ Article 10—Death and disablement insurance ’. (2) Article 8A(1), ‘death or for total and permanent disablement to’— omit, insert— ‘death of, or total and permanent or total and temporary disablement to,’. (3) Article 8A(1)— renumber as section 22. (4) Article 8A(2)— renumber as section 23. (5) Article 8A(3), ‘Death or Total and Permanent Disablement Insurance’— omit, insert— ‘death or total and permanent disablement or total and temporary disablement insurance’. (6) Article 8A(3)— renumber as section 24. ˙ Amendment of Article 9 (Preservation and Outward Portability) 13.(1) Article 9, heading— omit, insert — ‘ Article 11—Preservation and outward portability ’. (2) Article 9(1)— renumber as section 25. (3) Article 9(2), heading— omit, insert —

12 Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles (No. 1) SCHEDULE 1 (continued) No. 224, 1994 ‘ Transfer of member’s account to Q Super ( State ServiceSuperannuation Act 1972 , s 3B) ’. (4) Article 9(2)— renumber as section 26. (5) Article 9(3)— insert new section heading— ‘ Transfer of member’s account to Superannuation Scheme for Australian Universities ’. (6) Article 9(3)— renumber as section 27 (7) Article 9(4)— insert new section heading— ‘ Transfer of member’s account to Q Super ( Police Superannuation Act1974 , s 3A) ’. (8) Article 9(4)— renumber as section 28. ˙ Amendment of Article 10 (General Powers of the Board) 14.(1) Article 10, heading— omit, insert — ‘ Article 12—General powers of the Board ’. (2) Article 10— insert new section heading— ‘ Board’s powers ’. (3) Article 10— number as section 29.

13 Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles (No. 1) SCHEDULE 1 (continued) ˙ Omission of Article 11 (Service of Notices) 15. Article 11— omit. No. 224, 1994

14 Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles (No. 1) No. 224, 1994 ¡ SCHEDULE 2 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS OF THE ARTICLES OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICERS’ SUPERANNUATION SCHEME section 2 1. Article 3(1), definitions “Employee Personal Contributions”, “Member’s Accumulated Personal Contributions”, ‘5A’ (in each definition)— omit , insert — ‘6’. 2. Article 3(1), definitions “Employee Personal Contributions”, “Employer Contributions”, “Member’s Accumulated Employer Contributions”, “Member’s Accumulated Personal Contributions”, ‘6’ (in each definition)— omit, insert— ‘7’. 3. Article 4(2), ‘8, 8A (where applicable) and 9’— omit , insert— ‘9, 10 (if applicable) and 11’. 4. Article 5(2), ‘Article 5(1)’— omit , insert— ‘section 8’.

15 Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles (No. 1) SCHEDULE 2 (continued) 5. Article 5(3), ‘Articles 5(1) and (2)’— omit , insert— ‘sections 8 and 9’. No. 224, 1994 6. Article 6, ‘8 and 9’— omit , insert— ‘9 and 11’. 7. Article 7(1)(a), ‘Article 6’— omit, insert— ‘section 13’. 8. Article 7(1)(b), ‘Article 5A’— omit , insert — ‘section 12’. 9. Article 7(1)(c), ‘Article 8A’— omit , insert— ‘section 22’. 10. Article 7(1)(d), ‘Article 7(2)’— omit , insert — ‘section 15’. 11. Article 7(1)(iii), ‘Article 8A’— omit , insert— ‘section 23’.

16 Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles (No. 1) SCHEDULE 2 (continued) 12. Article 8(2), ‘9’— omit, insert— ‘11’. No. 224, 1994 13. Article 8(2), ‘Article 7’— omit , insert— ‘section 14’. 14. Article 9(1)(a), ‘8’— omit , insert — ‘9’. 15. Article 9(1)(a), ‘Article 7’— omit , insert — ‘section 14’. 16. Article 9(1)(b)(i), ‘Article 8(2)’— omit , insert — section 17’. 17. Article 9(2) to (4), ‘Article 9(1)’— omit, insert— ‘section 25’.

17 Superannuation (Government and Other Employees) Amendment of Articles (No. 1) No. 224, 1994 ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 30 June 1994. 2. The amendments approved in this regulation were made by the Board on 15 June 1994. 3. Notified in the Gazette on 1 July 1994. 4. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 5. The administering agency is the Government Superannuation Office. © State of Queensland 1994