(1)  Except as provided by regulations 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 and 67 , these regulations do not apply to –

(a) a person who is employed as an agent only; or

(b) a person whose appointment is honorary; or

(c) a person employed in an Agency as at 1 July 1994 for whom alternative superannuation arrangements have been made by that Agency in substitution for membership of the contributory scheme which, in the opinion of the Board, satisfy the requirements of the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 of the Commonwealth; or

(d) an employee working in a place outside Australia who, under the laws of that place, is required to make prescribed social security contributions in respect of his or her employment or his or her holding of an office or position by virtue of which he or she is, or but for this regulation would be, an employee within the meaning of these regulations; or

(e) a person employed in an Agency, who is not a member of the contributory scheme or the accumulation scheme; or

(f) a person engaged in an Agency who is not an employee within the meaning of the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.

(2)  Where a contributor becomes excluded from the application of these regulations under subregulation (1) , he or she is entitled to an amount equal to a lump sum benefit calculated under regulation 52 and that amount is to be preserved in accordance with regulation 54(5) or (6) .

(3)  Except as provided in regulation 57(7) and regulations 85 and 119 , an employee who ceases to be a contributor after the commencement day is not entitled to become a contributor again.