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salary, only the lowest rate of that amount received by the person in the preceding 12 months is to be included;

            (e)  on the age retirement of the person, if an amount referred to in paragraph 4(b) has been received by the person for 12 months or less, the amount must not be included in the person's basic salary on the person's last day of service.

     7.  For the purposes of clause 5, a reference to the Commissioner in regulations 6, 8E, 10 and 15 of the Regulations includes a reference to a person who holds a delegation of my powers for the purposes of those regulations under the 1976 Act.

     8.  Basic salary for a casual employee includes all payments in the nature of salary except:

 (a)  overtime;
 (b)  compensation; or
            (c)  payments for, or in relation to, reimbursements for past or anticipated expenses.

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     9.  A recognised allowance includes an amount that would be treated as salary under the 1976 Act in respect of a person, if the person were an eligible employee under the 1976 Act, but does not include:

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 (a)  an amount included in basic salary; or

 (b)   a compensation payment.

     10.  Subject to clause 11, where an amount, other than a shift allowance, is a recognised allowance only the lowest rate of that amount received by the person in the preceding 12 months is to be included.

     11.  On the age retirement of the person, where the amount referred to in clause 10 has been received by the person for 12 months or less, the amount must not be included in the person's basic salary on the person's last day of service.

     12.  Where shift allowance is a recognised allowance, the amount
      of that allowance that can be treated as a recognised
      allowance must be determined under regulation 8D or 8E of the Regulations, whichever is appropriated.

13.  The recognised allowance for a casual employee is nil.

G N Vantoff
G.N. Vanthoff
Commissioner for Superannuation and delegate of the
Commonwealth Superannuation Board of Trustees No 1

 31 October 1990