{"id":"F2008B00181","name":"Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (1995-96) Declaration","slug":"superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1995-96-declaration","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"173 of 1995","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72805,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00181-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (1995-96) Declaration","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1995 No. 1731\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSuperannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (1995-96) Declaration\n\nI, KIM CHRISTIAN BEAZLEY, Minister for Finance, make the following Declaration under section 110D of the Superannuation Act 1976.\n\nDated 19 June 1995.\n\nKIM C. BEAZLEY\n\nMinister for Finance\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. This Declaration may be cited as the Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (1995-96) Declaration.\n\n> Note: \\[NOTE: This Declaration commences on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, ss. 46A and 48.\\]\n\n  \nProductivity contributions\n\n2. In relation to the financial year commencing on 1 July 1995, the Table in subsection 110C (1) of the Superannuation Act 1976 is to have effect as if the amounts specified in the following Table were substituted for the amounts specified in that Table.\n\nTABLE\n\n| Fortnightly rate of salary                 | Fortnightly productivity contribution                              |\n| ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Less than $985.33                          | $29.56                                                             |\n| $985.33 or more, but less than $1,587.33   | The amount that is 3% of the employee’s fortnightly rate of salary |\n| $1,587.33 or more, but less than $2,381.00 | $47.62                                                             |\n| $2,381.00 or more                          | The amount that is 2% of the employee’s fortnightly rate of salary |\n\nNOTE\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 June 1995.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Declaration does not change who is covered by the CSS or create new types of contributions; it only substitutes new contribution amounts and percentage rules into the existing Table in subsection 110C(1) for the 1995–96 year (see s.2). The scope of coverage and the legal mechanism remain those established by the Superannuation Act 1976."},"complexity_factors":["Amendment by substitution: the instrument operates by replacing the Table in subsection 110C(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976 rather than creating new standalone rules (see s.2; references to subsection 110C(1)).","Tiered payment structure: four fortnightly salary bands with a mix of fixed dollar amounts and percentage-based contributions (3% and 2%) require conditional calculations.","Temporal limitation: applies only to the financial year commencing 1 July 1995, so administrators must ensure correct year-specific application.","Administrative implementation: payroll systems and payroll officers must implement new bands and percentage calculations for fortnightly pay periods.","Commencement technicality: the Declaration commences on gazettal (Acts Interpretation Act 1901, ss.46A and 48 noted in the instrument), affecting timing of implementation.","Instrument authority: made under section 110D of the Superannuation Act 1976 by the Minister for Finance, concentrating decision authority in the Minister for a statutory, annual update."],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration updates the fortnightly productivity contributions CSS employees must pay for the 1995–96 financial year by substituting specified fixed amounts and percentage rates into the Table in subsection 110C(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976. Made by the Minister for Finance under section 110D, it takes effect on gazettal, requiring employers to apply the revised bands and percentage calculations to payroll deductions for that year."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation serves its original narrow purpose: annually updating the productivity contribution rates for CSS members as required by section 110D of the Superannuation Act 1976. It has not expanded beyond this specific administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 2 operative sections)","Single purpose: updating a table of dollar amounts and percentages","No defined terms section (relies on definitions in the parent Superannuation Act 1976)","Simple conditional logic (four salary brackets with straightforward thresholds)","No cross-references beyond the parent Act section 110C(1) and standard commencement provisions","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS) productivity contribution rates for 1995–96, specifying tiered fortnightly contributions that vary by earnings level.  \n\nIt affects current and former Australian Public Service employees in the closed CSS and determines how much is paid into their defined‑benefit retirement fund, using a progressive mix of flat amounts for lower incomes and percentage rates for higher incomes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1995-96-declaration","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1995-96-declaration/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1995-96-declaration/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1995-96-declaration/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1995-96-declaration/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1995-96-declaration/documents"}}