{"id":"F2006B11513","name":"Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (2002-2003) Declaration","slug":"superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2002-2003-declaration","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"131 of 2002","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":57447,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B11513-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (2002-2003) Declaration","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSuperannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution  \n(2002–2003) Declaration 2002\n\nStatutory Rules 2002 No. 1311\n\nI, SANDRA KAY WILSON, Branch Manager of the Superannuation Branch, Department of Finance and Administration, make the following Declaration under section 110D of the Superannuation Act 1976.\n\nDated 6 June 2002\n\nSANDRA WILSON\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Finance and Administration\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\nThis Declaration is the Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (2002–2003) Declaration 2002.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Declaration commences on gazettal.\n\n3 Productivity contributions\n\nFor section 110D of the Superannuation Act 1976, the table in subsection 110C (1) of that Act is to have effect, for the financial year starting on 1 July 2002, as if the amounts set out in the following table were substituted for the amounts set out in that table.\n\nTable\n\n| Fortnightly rate of salary                 | Fortnightly productivity contribution                              |\n| ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Less than $1 278.00                        | $38.34                                                             |\n| $1 278.00 or more, but less than $2 060.00 | The amount that is 3% of the employee’s fortnightly rate of salary |\n| $2 060.00 or more, but less than $3 090.00 | $61.80                                                             |\n| $3 090.00 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 27 June 2002.","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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Declaration does not change who is covered by the Act or the statutory mechanism for productivity contributions; it temporarily substitutes specific fortnightly contribution amounts into the table in subsection 110C(1) for the 2002–03 year under section 110D, so the scope of coverage and obligations under the Act remain unchanged."},"complexity_factors":["Legal mechanism: substitution of amounts into an existing statutory table (references: section 110D and subsection 110C(1))","Piecewise schedule: multiple salary brackets with different calculation methods (flat amounts or percentage rates) increases rule-checking in payroll systems","Numeric thresholds and percent calculations require accurate payroll logic (3% or 2% for some bands)","Temporal scope: applies only to the 2002–2003 financial year, so systems must support year-specific rates","Commencement on gazettal creates a fixed effective date for administrative implementation","Low policymaker discretion in the instrument itself—rates are fixed rather than delegated—reducing interpretive complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"Updates the fortnightly productivity contribution rates for members of the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS) for the 2002–03 financial year by substituting specified amounts into the table in subsection 110C(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976. This changes payroll deductions for affected CSS employees (and employer accounting) by fixing flat or percentage-based fortnightly contributions linked to salary bands, so it directly affects take-home pay and superannuation accounting for that year."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration performs exactly the function intended by section 110D of the Superannuation Act 1976: annually updating the productivity contribution amounts. There is no scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (4 substantive clauses)","Single operative provision (section 3) with straightforward tabular substitution","No defined terms section","No cross-references beyond the enabling section (s 110D) and the table being modified (s 110C(1))","Simple conditional logic (four-tier salary threshold table)","No exceptions or nested conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration updates the Superannuation Act 1976 table that sets the dollar rates for productivity contributions — the extra employer superannuation payments for members of the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS) — for the 2002–03 financial year.  \n\nIt affects current and former Australian Public Service employees in the closed CSS and simply revises the contribution amounts under the existing tiered rate structure to reflect the new financial year."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2002-2003-declaration","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2002-2003-declaration/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2002-2003-declaration/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2002-2003-declaration/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2002-2003-declaration/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2002-2003-declaration/documents"}}