(1) This part is about superannuation for certain persons who are connected to a local government.
(2) In this part, a reference to a local government includes a local government entity.
(3) A local government entity is an entity, prescribed under a regulation, that--
(a) under an Act, exercises a power similar to a power that may be exercised by a local government in performing the local government's responsibilities; or
(b) under an Act, exclusively performs a responsibility in relation to the system of local government; or
(c) exclusively exercises, for a local government, a power that may be exercised by the local government in performing the local government's responsibilities; or
(d) helps a local government in the performance of the local government's responsibilities.