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becoming a member of the Superannuation Scheme in respect of other employment.".

Election by temporary employee to be member

  60. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

     "(1) A person who is a temporary employee in relation to particular employment (other than a temporary employee to whom paragraph 6(1)(e) or (f) applies) may elect, by writing in a form approved by the Board, to become a member of the Superannuation Scheme in relation to that employment.";

  (b) by adding at the end the following subsections:

     "(4) The effect of making an election under subsection (1) is that the person becomes a member of the Superannuation Scheme only in respect of the employment to which the election relates.

     "(5) This section does not prevent the person becoming a member of the Superannuation Scheme in respect of other employment.".

Contributions to Superannuation Scheme etc. by employer

61. Section 15 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of "designated employer" and substituting the following definitions:

"'designated employer', in relation to a member, means:

    (a) where the member is a permanent employee, or temporary employee, of the Commonwealth, but is not an LWOP member:

         (i) if the remuneration in respect of his or her employment is paid wholly or principally out of money appropriated under an annual Appropriation Act—the Department in respect of which the money is appropriated; or

         (ii) if the remuneration in respect of his or her employment is paid wholly or principally out of money appropriated under an Act other than an annual Appropriation Act—such Department as is determined by the Minister in writing; or

    (b) where the member is the holder of a statutory office, but is not an LWOP member:

         (i) if the remuneration in respect of that office is paid by an approved authority—that authority; or

         (ii) if subparagraph (i) does not apply—such Department as is determined by the Minister in writing; or

    (c)     where the member is an LWOP member—such person as is determined by the Minister; or

    (d)     in any other case—the authority or body by which the member is employed;

'LWOP member' means a member who:

    (a)     is on leave of absence without pay and, because of a direction given under the Rules by the Board, is required to make payment in respect of contributions falling due during the period of that leave; or

    (b)    is on leave of absence without pay or other unpaid leave in relation to the birth of a child of the member, other termination of the pregnancy of the member or the adoption of a child by the member, and is making contributions