{"id":"F2006B11508","name":"Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (2003-2004) Declaration 2003","slug":"superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2003-2004-declaration-2003","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"173 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":57440,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B11508-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (2003-2004) Declaration 2003","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSuperannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution  \n(2003–2004) Declaration 2003\n\nStatutory Rules 2003 No. 1731\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 11 June 2003\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 (2003–2004) Declaration 2003.\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 has effect, for the financial year starting on 1 July 2003, 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 $1 337.33                        | $40.12                                                             |\n| $1 337.33 or more, but less than $2 155.33 | The amount that is 3% of the employee’s fortnightly rate of salary |\n| $2 155.33 or more, but less than $3 233.00 | $64.66                                                             |\n| $3 233.00 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 2003.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation serves its original narrow purpose: setting annual productivity contribution rates for CSS members. It has not expanded beyond this specific technical function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (4 substantive sections)","Only 1 defined term implied (fortnightly rate of salary, inherited from parent Act)","Simple conditional logic (4-tiered salary threshold table)","No cross-references except to section 110D and 110C(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976","No nested exceptions or subordinate legislation references","Mathematical calculations limited to simple percentages (2% and 3%) and fixed dollar amounts"],"plain_english_summary":"Declares the CSS productivity contribution rates for 2003–04, specifying fortnightly-based contribution amounts and percentages members must pay from salary. \n\nApplies to current and former Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme members and fixes mandatory retirement-account contributions for that financial year (flat $40.12 or $64.66 in lower/upper bands, 3% in the middle band, 2% above the top band)."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument replaces the amounts in the table in subsection 110C(1) for the financial year starting 1 July 2003, changing the contribution amounts payable by employees for that year. It adjusts only the rates/amounts; it does not amend the broader legal framework of the Superannuation Act 1976."},"complexity_factors":["Clear, single-year substitution of table values (low legislative drafting complexity).","Numeric band thresholds combined with fixed-dollar and percentage calculations require payroll-system implementation.","Administrative requirement to apply different calculation methods across salary bands (increases operational complexity).","Delegated instrument made under section 110D concentrates rate-setting discretion in a departmental delegate.","Boundary conditions ('or more, but less than') create potential rounding/edge-case issues at threshold salaries.","No substantive amendment to the underlying Act’s mechanics — only rate substitution for a specified year."],"plain_english_summary":"This Declaration sets the fortnightly \"productivity contribution\" rates for Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS) employees for the 2003–04 financial year. It prescribes fixed-dollar amounts and percentage bands applied to an employee’s fortnightly salary, determining payroll deductions. The rates were made by a Department of Finance delegate under section 110D of the Superannuation Act 1976. It matters because it changes employee take‑home pay and requires payroll and administration systems to apply the new banded calculation for that year."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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