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of casual member with the following definition:

                           "casual member means a PSS member who is:

                               *      not a regular member and is not entitled to holiday leave and sick leave in his/her job; or

                               *      a PSS member who is paid fees on a daily basis in respect of an office or position."

 (d) deleting the definition of category A member;

         (e) in the definitions of decision, pension, pensioner and surchargeable contributions, deleting the words "Section B of" (wherever appearing);

 (f) in the definitions of preserved benefit and transfer amount, replacing the words:

         "PSS defined benefits plan"

         with the words:

         "PSS scheme"

         wherever appearing.

 (g) deleting the definition of PSS defined benefits plan;

 (h) replacing the definition of regular member with the following definition:

                           "regular member means a PSS member who is:

                               *      a permanent full-time employee;

                               *      a permanent part-time employee;

                               *      a temporary full-time employee; or

                               *      a temporary part-time employee who is entitled to holiday leave and sick leave in his/her job;

                            but does not include a PSS member who is paid fees on a daily basis in respect of an office or position."

     7.                       Part 2 of the Rules, as amended by clauses 4 and 5 above, is further amended as follows:

     7.1                   The following note is inserted immediately after Rule 2.1.1:
                     Note: Amendments to the Superannuation Act 1990 that commenced on 1 July 2005 effectively closed the PSS scheme to new entrants from that date. Nevertheless, certain people can join or are required to rejoin the PSS scheme on or after 1 July 2005, in particular:
                          * a person who commences employment with the Australian Government or an approved authority who is:
                    ‑ already a member of the PSS scheme eg due to another concurrent
                 instance of employment;
                  ‑ a person who has a preserved benefit in the PSS scheme that has not
                    been paid;
                  ‑ a person who is an invalidity pensioner;
                          *  a person who was the holder of a statutory office on 30 June 2005 or was a temporary employee on that date who had a continuing right to elect to be a PSS member in respect of the appointment or employment held on that day (see subsection 6(4) and sections 7 and 8 of the Superannuation Act 1990);
                          * a person who was a temporary employee before 1 July 2005 and who made an election before that date under section 8 of the Superannuation Act 1990 to join the PSS scheme and the election took effect on or after that date;
                          * a person who validly elects to transfer to the PSS scheme from the CSS scheme.

     7.2                   Rule 2.1.1A (including the note to Rule 2.1.1A) and Rule 2.1.1B are deleted.