Superannuation Act 1986

(1) The benefits payable under the Scheme to, or in relation to, a member or former member are to be paid out of the Territory's public account (which is appropriated to the necessary extent).

(2) A public authority by which a member was employed for the whole, or any part, of the period of the member's membership of the Scheme is liable to reimburse the Territory for a fair proportion (to be determined by the Minister) of the amount paid from the public account to, or in relation to, the member or former member.

(a) enter into an arrangement with the Territory for contributing, on a basis the Minister considers fair to the Territory, to the cost of paying benefits under the Scheme to, or in relation to, employees or former employees of the public authority; and

(b) make payments to the Territory in accordance with the arrangement.

(4) The Minister may exempt a public authority from a liability under subsection (2).