Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00286:section:4:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00286
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 7330–10125

4  Definitions
 (1) In this Act:
approved authority has the meaning given by section 8.
Australian government superannuation scheme member means a person who is:
 (a) a member of the PSS; or
 (b) an eligible employee (within the meaning of the Superannuation Act 1976);
so long as the Minister has made a declaration that such a person is an Australian government superannuation scheme member.
Note: See also subsections (2) and (3).
basic employer contribution has the same meaning as in the Rules.
Board has the same meaning as in the Superannuation Act 1990.
CSC (short for Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation) has the same meaning as in the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011.
designated employer has the meaning given by section 19.
eligible CSS/PSS member or former member means a person who is an ordinary employer‑sponsored member of PSSAP under subsection 18(8A).
eligible PSSAP member means a person who is an ordinary employer‑sponsored member of PSSAP under subsection 18(7).
employed has a meaning affected by section 6.
exempt overseas employee has the meaning given by subsection 5(2).
former Australian government superannuation scheme member means:
 (a) a person who is a former member of the PSS in respect of whom a preserved benefit under PSS has not yet been paid; or
 (b) a person in respect of whom deferred benefits are applicable under the Superannuation Act 1976;
so long as the Minister has made a declaration that such a person is a former Australian government superannuation scheme member.
Note: See also subsections (2) and (3).
invalidity, in relation to a person, means the person's inability, because of any mental or physical condition, to perform the duties of his or her employment or office.
ordinary employer‑sponsored member of PSSAP has the meaning given by section 18.
Parliamentary Department means a Department of the Parliament established under the Parliamentary Service Act 1999.
PSS means the Public Sector Superannuation Scheme within the meaning of the Superannuation Act 1990.
PSSAP: see Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan.
PSSAP Fund means the fund established, and vested in the Board, by the Trust Deed.
Note: From 1 July 2011, the fund is vested in CSC.
PSS Fund has the same meaning as in the Superannuation Act 1990.
public sector employee has the meaning given by section 5.
Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan or PSSAP means the superannuation scheme established by the Trust Deed.
Rules means the Rules for the administration of PSSAP set out in the Schedule to the Trust Deed.
statutory office has the meaning given by section 7.
Trust Deed means:
 (a) the deed referred to in section 10; or
 (b) if the deed is amended—the deed as so amended.
 (2) A declaration under:
 (a)