An Act to amend the Superannuation Administration Act 1996 and certain other public sector superannuation Acts with respect to surplus funds in employer reserves and disputes; and for other purposes.
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Superannuation Administration Amendment Act 2008.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.
3 Amendment of Superannuation Administration Act 1996 No 39
The Superannuation Administration Act 1996 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
4 Amendment of other Acts
The Acts specified in Schedule 2 are amended as set out in that Schedule.
5 Repeal of Act
(1) This Act is repealed on the day following the day on which this Act commences.(2) The repeal of this Act does not, because of the operation of section 30 of the Interpretation Act 1987, affect any amendment made by this Act.
Schedule 1 Amendment of Superannuation Administration Act 1996
(Section 3)
[1] Section 4 Definitions
Insert in alphabetical order:State sector employer means an employer under an STC scheme that is included in the consolidated financial report for the Total State Sector under section 6 (1) of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983.surplus funds means the funds in an employer’s reserve in an account maintained under section 81 that are in excess of the amount that is required to meet current and future liabilities under the STC scheme to which the account relates. The amount of surplus funds is the amount that is actuarially determined in accordance with Accounting Standard AASB 119: Employee Benefits made by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (as in force from time to time) or another standard prescribed by the regulations.
[2] Section 67, note
Insert at the end of the section:Note—The rights of a scheme member or other person to lodge a dispute with STC in relation to an STC scheme are set out in the Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act 1906, section 23E; the State Authorities Non-contributory Superannuation Act 1987, section 33B; the State Authorities Superannuation Act 1987, section 54B and the Superannuation Act 1916, section 85A.
[3] Section 72 Employee representative members
Omit section 72 (4).
[4] Section 74 Chief executive officer of STC
Omit “Part 2A of the Public Sector Management Act 1988, but is not subject to Part 2” from section 74 (4).Insert instead “Part 3.1 of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002, but is not subject to Chapter 1A or 2”.
[5] Section 74 (8)
Omit the subsection.
[6] Section 81A
Insert after section 81:81A Adjustment of employer reserves for surplus funds(1) STC may, at the request of the Treasurer, debit all or part of the surplus funds from an employer reserve of a State sector employer and credit that amount to any one or more of the following:(a) an employer reserve of that employer in an account maintained in relation to another STC scheme,(b) the employer reserve of one or more other State sector employers in an account maintained in relation to the same or another STC scheme.(2) STC may, at the request of an employer who is not a State sector employer and with the approval of the Treasurer, debit all or part of the surplus funds from the employer’s reserve and pay that amount to that employer.
[7] Section 85 Administration costs generally
Omit section 85 (7).
[8] Schedule 2 Provisions relating to STC Board
Omit “Part 2 of the Public Sector Management Act 1988” from clause 9 (1).Insert instead “Chapter 2 of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002”.
Schedule 2 Amendment of other Acts
(Section 4)
Section 23E
Insert after section 23D:23E Disputes(1) If STC makes a decision under this Act in relation to a contributor or other person, STC must give to the contributor or other person notice in writing of:(a) the decision, and(b) the right to dispute the decision, and(c) the time within which notice of a dispute must be served on STC.(2) A contributor or other person who is aggrieved by a decision made by STC has a right to dispute that decision and to have the dispute determined under the Superannuation Administration Act 1996.(3) Notice of the dispute must be served on STC within 2 years after the aggrieved person is notified in writing of the right to dispute that decision.(4) This section applies to a decision made before, on or after the commencement of this section, except a decision in respect of which a dispute has been notified to STC before the commencement of this section.(5) This section does not apply to a decision to which section 21 applies.
Section 33B
Insert after section 33A:33B Disputes(1) If STC makes a decision under this Act in relation to an employee or other person, STC must give to the employee or other person notice in writing of:(a) the decision, and(b) the right to dispute the decision, and(c) the time within which notice of a dispute must be served on STC.(2) An employee or other person who is aggrieved by a decision made by STC has a right to dispute that decision and to have the dispute determined under the Superannuation Administration Act 1996.(3) Notice of the dispute must be served on STC within 2 years after the aggrieved person is notified in writing of the right to dispute that decision.(4) This section applies to a decision made before, on or after the commencement of this section, except a decision in respect of which a dispute has been notified to STC before the commencement of this section.
Section 54B
Insert after section 54A:54B Disputes(1) If STC makes a decision under this Act in relation to a contributor or other person, STC must give to the contributor or other person notice in writing of:(a) the decision, and(b) the right to dispute the decision, and(c) the time within which notice of a dispute must be served on STC.(2) A contributor or other person who is aggrieved by a decision made by STC has a right to dispute that decision and to have the dispute determined under the Superannuation Administration Act 1996.(3) Notice of the dispute must be served on STC within 2 years after the aggrieved person is notified in writing of the right to dispute that decision.(4) This section applies to a decision made before, on or after the commencement of this section, except a decision in respect of which a dispute has been notified to STC before the commencement of this section.
Section 85A
Insert after section 85:85A Disputes(1) If STC makes a decision under this Act in relation to a contributor or other person, STC must give to the contributor or other person notice in writing of:(a) the decision, and(b) the right to dispute the decision, and(c) the time within which notice of a dispute must be served on STC.(2) A contributor or other person who is aggrieved by a decision made by STC has a right to dispute that decision and to have the dispute determined under the Superannuation Administration Act 1996.(3) Notice of the dispute must be served on STC within 2 years after the aggrieved person is notified in writing of the right to dispute that decision.(4) This section applies to a decision made before, on or after the commencement of this section, except a decision in respect of which a dispute has been notified to STC before the commencement of this section.