South Australian Consolidated Regulations South Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) Allowances for
work on public holidays or weekends are excluded from the definition of salary
in the Act.
(2) A higher duties
allowance is excluded from the definition of salary in the Act for the purpose
of calculating contributions.
(3) Where a higher
duties allowance has been paid—
(a) for
a continuous period of less than 12 months—the allowance is excluded
from the definition of salary for the purpose of calculating benefits;
(b) for
a continuous period of 12 months or more—the allowance will, subject to
subregulation (4), be included as a component of salary for the purpose
of calculating benefits.
(4) Where the amount
of a higher duties allowance that is to be included as a component of salary
for the purpose of calculating benefits has changed during the period of
12 months immediately preceding termination of the contributor's
employment, the allowance will be included as a component of salary at the
lowest level paid during that period.
(5) In this
regulation—
"salary" means salary as defined by the second definition of
"salary" in section 4(1) of the Act.