{"id":"F2008B00481","name":"Productivity Contribution Declaration No. 1","slug":"productivity-contribution-declaration-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"167 of 1990","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":71705,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00481-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Productivity Contribution Declaration No. 1","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1990 No. 1\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nDeclaration under the Superannuation Act 1976\n\nI, RALPH WILLIS, Minister of Finance, hereby make the following declaration under section 110d of the Superannuation Act 1976.\n\nDated 20 June 1990.\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nDECLARATION UNDER SECTION HOD OF THE SUPERANNUATION ACT 1976\n\nCitation\n\n1\\. This Declaration may be cited as \"Productivity Contribution Declaration No. 1\".\n\nTable of productivity contributions\n\n2\\. In relation to the period commencing on 1 July 1990, the Table in subsection 110c (1) of the Superannuation Act 1976 is to have effect as if the amount specified in Column 3 of an item in the following table were substituted for the amount specified in Column 2 of that item:\n\nTABLE\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2       | Column 3           |\n| -------- | -------------- | ------------------ |\n| Item     | Present Amount | Substituted Amount |\n| 1        | $846           | $880               |\n| 2        | $25.40         | $26.40             |\n| 3        | $1,300         | $1,418             |\n| 4        | $1,950         | $2,127             |\n| 5        | $39.00         | $42.54             |\n\n| (S.R. 198/90)—Cat. No. | 8/14.6.1990 |\n| ---------------------- | ----------- |\n\nNOTE\n\n1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 1990.\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by section 110d of the Superannuation Act 1976: to declare updated productivity contribution amounts for a specified period. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (5 operative provisions/items)","No defined terms within the instrument itself","Single, straightforward operation: substituting dollar amounts in an existing table","No conditional logic or exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing (only refers to section 110c(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976)","Clear tabular format for the substantive changes"],"plain_english_summary":"This 1990 Minister of Finance instrument raises several dollar thresholds for “productivity contributions” under the Superannuation Act 1976, effective 1 July 1990.  \n\nIt increases employer-paid extra superannuation for Commonwealth public servants, preserving the real value of those additional retirement contributions and adjusting them in line with wages/prices."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument only substitutes specified monetary amounts in the existing Table (subsection 110c(1)) and does not alter who is covered, the legal mechanism for productivity contributions, or the statutory declaration power used (section 110d). Its scope remains limited to updating numeric values effective 1 July 1990."},"complexity_factors":["Amendment limited to numeric substitution of five amounts in the Table in subsection 110c(1)","Legal authority exercised under section 110d of the Superannuation Act 1976 (declaratory power)","Fixed commencement date (1 July 1990) — requires timely administrative updates","Effect is mechanical (numbers only) but interacts with existing calculation rules in the Act","Low legislative ambiguity — no new definitions or discretionary powers created","Compliance burden is administrative (payroll, reporting), not substantive policy change"],"plain_english_summary":"This Ministerial declaration (under section 110d of the Superannuation Act 1976) replaces five monetary figures in the Act’s productivity‑contribution table, with the substituted amounts taking effect from 1 July 1990. It directly changes the numeric bases used for productivity‑contribution calculations. Parties subject to the Act’s contribution rules must use the new figures for payment and reporting and may need to update payroll and compliance processes accordingly."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/productivity-contribution-declaration-no-1","history":"/api/acts/productivity-contribution-declaration-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/productivity-contribution-declaration-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/productivity-contribution-declaration-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/productivity-contribution-declaration-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/productivity-contribution-declaration-no-1/documents"}}