Section 5 of the Solicitor-General Act 1983 is amended by omitting subsection (1A) and substituting the following subsection:

(1A)  Notwithstanding subsection (1) , the Solicitor-General may elect, in writing to the Secretary, at any time but not more than once in a period of one year, that the salary determined in accordance with subsection (1)(ab) may be provided –

(a) in part by the payment of salary to the Solicitor-General; and

(b) in part by the payment of employer superannuation contributions to a complying superannuation scheme, which may include the accumulation scheme.