{"id":"F2008B00183","name":"Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (1997-98) Declaration","slug":"superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1997-98-declaration","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"149 of 1997","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72832,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00183-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (1997-98) Declaration","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1997 No. 1491\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSuperannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (1997-98) Declaration\n\nI, john joseph faheY, Minister for Finance, make the following Declaration under section 110D of the Superannuation Act 1976.\n\nDated 10 June 1997.\n\nJOHN FAHEY\n\nMinister for Finance\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. This Declaration may be cited as the Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (1997-98) 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 1997, 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 $1,034.67                        | $31.04                                                             |\n| $1,034.67 or more, but less than $1,667.33 | The amount that is 3% of the employee’s fortnightly rate of salary |\n| $1,667.33 or more, but less than $2,501.00 | $50.02                                                             |\n| $2,501.00 or more                          | The amount that is 2% of the employee’s fortnightly rate of salary |\n|                                            |                                                                    |\n\nNOTE\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 25 June 1997.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument replaces the amounts in the Table in subsection 110C(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976 for the 1997–98 financial year, thereby changing the numeric contribution schedule that applies to CSS members for that year (see s.2). The change is narrow and temporal: it does not amend other provisions of the Act or expand the classes of persons covered."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject-matter: only sets fortnightly productivity contribution amounts for CSS for one financial year (s.2).","Relies on substitution into an existing statutory table rather than creating new substantive rules (modifies table in subsection 110C(1)).","Mixed rate structure: combines fixed dollar amounts and percentage-of-salary bands, requiring payroll logic to apply band thresholds correctly (Table in s.2).","Temporal commencement rule: takes effect on gazettal (Acts Interpretation Act 1901, ss.46A and 48 noted).","Made by Ministerial declaration under statutory power (preamble cites s.110D), so change is administratively executed rather than via primary amendment.","Administrative implementation and compliance burden falls on payroll/superannuation administrators to update contributions and apply correct bands each fortnight."],"plain_english_summary":"This Declaration substitutes new fortnightly productivity contribution rates for members of the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS) for the 1997–98 financial year by replacing the Table in subsection 110C(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976.\n\nIt affects employees covered by the CSS and the payroll/superannuation administrators who must apply fixed-dollar or percentage contributions by salary band; it was made by the Minister for Finance under section 110D and commences on gazettal."},"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration performs exactly its intended function: setting annual productivity contribution rates for CSS members. It has not expanded beyond its original narrow purpose of updating dollar amounts for a specific financial year."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (section 2) with a straightforward substitution of values","Only 5 defined salary brackets in a simple table format","No cross-references beyond the parent Act (Superannuation Act 1976)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Total length: 2 substantive sections plus citation and commencement note"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the 1997–98 dollar rates for productivity contributions paid into the superannuation accounts of continuing Commonwealth public servants who remain members of the closed CSS, with the contribution varying by fortnightly salary (lower earners a small flat amount, higher earners a percentage). It simply records the specific payments for that year for the negotiated extra employee super contributions exchanged for public service productivity improvements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1997-98-declaration","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1997-98-declaration/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1997-98-declaration/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1997-98-declaration/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1997-98-declaration/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-1997-98-declaration/documents"}}