Statutory Rules 1997    No. 1881

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Superannuation (CSS) Salary Regulations² (Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Superannuation Act 1976.

Dated 30 June 1997.

                                                                                 WILLIAM DEANE

                                                                                 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

JOHN FAHEY

Minister for Finance

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 July 1997.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Superannuation (CSS) Salary Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   New Part 2EA

3.1   After Part 2E, insert:

“PART 2EA—EMPLOYEES UNDER AN AWA, CERTIFIED AGREEMENT OR RELEVANT AGREEMENT

Interpretation

       “8QC.   In this Part:

‘agreement’ means an AWA, a certified agreement or a relevant agreement;

‘AWA’ means an Australian workplace agreement within the meaning of the Workplace Relations Act 1996;

‘certified agreement’ means an agreement certified under
Division 4 of Part VIB of the Workplace Relations Act 1996;

‘relevant agreement’ has the same meaning as it has in Part 2E, but does not include a relevant agreement mentioned in paragraph 8Q (3) (a), (b) or (c).

Annual rate of salary—subsection 5 (3) of Act

       “8QD.   (1)    Despite any other provision in these Regulations, this regulation applies to an eligible employee who is bound by an agreement in which express provision is made that, for the Act, the employee’s annual rate of salary is an amount mentioned in, or ascertained under, the agreement.

           “(2)   For the Act, the annual rate of salary on a particular day of an employee to whom this regulation applies is an amount equal to the amount, per annum, referred to in subregulation (1).”.

4.   Schedule 1 (Percentage Rates for Certain Eligible Employees)

4.1   Item 1 in Part 1:

Omit the item.

4.2   Item 2 in Part 2:

Omit the item.

NOTES

1.   Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 1 July 1997.

2.   Statutory Rules 1978 No. 282 as amended by 1981 No. 5; 1985 Nos. 204 and  326; 1986 Nos. 43 and 49; 1987 No. 70; 1988 Nos. 171, 231, 250 and 350; 1989 No. 77; 1990 No. 128; 1991 Nos. 167, 312 and 466; 1992 Nos. 169, 219, 266, 290, 397 and 427; 1993 Nos. 4 and 102; 1994 Nos. 18, 249 and 273; 1995 Nos. 32, 275, 348 and 407; 1996 Nos. 8 and 204.