Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00321:reg:16:p18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00321
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 16 (pt 18/106)
Character Range: 144535–147297

and a Minister makes a determination under               that Act in respect of the remuneration of the member; or
    (b) the member is appointed under the Parliamentary Service Act 1999 and the  Presiding Officers (within the meaning of that Act) make a determination under that               Act in respect of the remuneration of the member; or
    (c) a determination is made under the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 in respect of  the remuneration of the member;
and:
    (d) an amount of basic salary of the member can be ascertained under the  determination; or
    (e) an amount of recognised allowances of the member can be ascertained under the               determination and the determination expressly mentions recognised allowances.
1.2.4A For the purposes of Rule 1.2.4(c), an assignment under subsection 14(3) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 of a Secretary to an amount of remuneration is taken to be a determination made under the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 in respect of the remuneration of the Secretary.
1.2.5 If:
         (a) a provision of these Rules involves the calculation of a sum (whether the expression "cumulative", "sum", "total", "plus" or any other expression is used); and
    (b) the calculation involves negative interest or negative notional interest; and
    (c) apart from this Rule, the sum would be less than zero;

    the sum is taken to be zero.

1.2.6 Without limiting who is a step‑child for the purposes of the Rules, someone who is a child of a partner of the person is the step‑child of the person, if he or she would be the person's step‑child except that the person is not legally married to the partner.
Part 2 — MEMBERSHIp
Division 1

Becoming a member
2.1.1 A person becomes a PSS member under Part 3 of the Superannuation Act 1990. That Part of the Superannuation Act 1990 also provides when a person becomes a member of the PSS scheme and provides authority for the Minister to declare that a particular person is a PSS member or is not a PSS member.

     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