{"id":"F2008B00182","name":"Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (1996-97) Declaration","slug":"superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1996-97-declaration","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"115 of 1996","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72808,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00182-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (1996-97) Declaration","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1996 No. 1151\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSuperannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (1996-97) Declaration\n\nI, JOHN FAHEY, Minister for Finance, make the following Declaration under section 110D of the Superannuation Act 1976.\n\nDated 10 June 1996.\n\njohn fahey\n\nMinister for Finance\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. This Declaration may be cited as the Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (1996-97) Declaration.\n\n> Note: \\[NOTE: This Declaration commences on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, ss. 46A and 48.\\]\n\nProductivity contributions\n\n2. In relation to the financial year commencing on 1 July 1996, 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 $1,014.67                        | $30.44                                                             |\n| $1,014.67 or more, but less than $1,634.67 | The amount that is 3% of the employee’s fortnightly rate of salary |\n| $1,634.67 or more, but less than $2,452.00 | $49.04                                                             |\n| $2,452.00 or more                          | The amount that is 2% of the employee’s fortnightly rate of salary |\n|                                            |                                                                    |\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nNOTE\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 June 1996.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation performs exactly the function intended by the enabling Act (Superannuation Act 1976, s 110D): it annually updates the productivity contribution amounts for CSS members. The scope remains tightly constrained to this specific administrative task."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (2 operative sections plus citation)","Only 1 defined concept (the substituted Table values)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling section (s 110D of the Superannuation Act 1976)","Simple conditional logic (4 salary brackets with straightforward calculations)","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions","Purely administrative/declarative in nature — sets specific dollar amounts for a single financial year"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the employer “productivity contribution” rates for Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS) members for 1996–97, determining extra superannuation payments employers must make alongside regular contributions. \n\nIt affects CSS members and their government employers, updating contribution amounts by salary band so annual payments keep pace with wages and maintain equitable retirement entitlements."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration does not change who is covered by the Superannuation Act or the CSS rules; it only replaces the productivity contribution amounts in subsection 110C(1) for the 1996–97 financial year under the Minister's power in section 110D."},"complexity_factors":["Simple form: single-year declaration substituting figures in an existing statutory table (subsection 110C(1)).","Small number of discrete salary bands with either fixed-dollar amounts or simple percentage formulas (2% or 3%).","Limited legal discretion — Minister exercises power under a specific statutory provision (s.110D) rather than creating new obligations.","Dependence on underlying definitions in the Superannuation Act (e.g. \"fortnightly rate of salary\") introduces minor interpretative linkage.","Commencement on gazettal and administrative application by scheme administrators create predictable operational steps but no complex transitions."],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration, by the Minister for Finance under section 110D of the Superannuation Act 1976, sets the fortnightly \"productivity contribution\" amounts for Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme members for the year starting 1 July 1996. It substitutes fixed amounts or percentage rates for salary bands in subsection 110C(1).\n\nEmployees pay the contributions (deducted from pay); administrators must apply the new bands and rates. It alters fortnightly take‑home pay and employer accounting for 1996–97 without changing membership eligibility or other scheme rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1996-97-declaration","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1996-97-declaration/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1996-97-declaration/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1996-97-declaration/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1996-97-declaration/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1996-97-declaration/documents"}}