{"id":"F2007L01769","name":"Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (2007-2008) Declaration 2007","slug":"superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2007-2008-declaration-2007","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":66518,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L01769-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (2007-2008) Declaration 2007","content":"Superannuation (CSS)\n\nProductivity Contribution\n\n(2007\\-2008) Declaration 2007\n\nSelect Legislative Instrument 2007 No.\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nI, MATTHEW ARTHUR CASTLE, Manager of Australian Public Service Sector Defined Benefit Schemes Administration Section, Commonwealth Superannuation Administration, make the following Declaration under section 110D of the Superannuation Act 1976.\n\nDated 7 June 2007\n\nM CASTLE\n\nDelegate of the CSS BoardAustralian Reward Investment Alliance\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\nThis Declaration is the Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (2007\\-2008) Declaration 2007.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Declaration shall take effect from and including 1 July 2007.\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 2007, as if the amounts specified in the following table were substituted for the amounts specified in that table:\n\nTable\n\nFortnightly rate of salary Fortnightly productivity\n\ncontribution\n\n![](image.003.png)\n\nLess than $1 591.33 $47.74\n\n$1 591.33 or more, but less The amount that is 3% of the\n\nthan $2 564 employee’s fortnightly rate of\n\nsalary\n\n$2 564 or more, but less $76.92\n\nthan $3 846\n\n$3 846 or more The amount that is 2% of the\n\nemployee’s fortnightly rate of\n\nsalary\n\n![](image.003.png)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by section 110D of the Superannuation Act 1976 - to declare the productivity contribution amounts for a specific financial year. It has not expanded beyond this narrow technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 3 operative sections)","No defined terms section - relies on definitions in the parent Superannuation Act 1976","Simple conditional logic (four-tiered salary threshold table)","Single cross-reference to section 110D and subsection 110C(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976","No exceptions or nested conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the employer “productivity contribution” amounts for the 2007–08 year that agencies must pay into the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS).\n\nIt applies to CSS members and their employing agencies; these employer contributions form part of members’ retirement benefits and are adjusted periodically to help keep the scheme properly funded."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Declaration does not expand or narrow the classes of persons subject to the productivity contribution or alter the statutory mechanism; it replaces the numeric contribution rates for the 2007–08 financial year only (substitutes values into s110C(1) under s110D). The practical effect is a rate update requiring payroll application rather than a change in legal scope or new statutory duties."},"complexity_factors":["Simple legal form: a one-year declaration substituting a rates table under s110D into subsection 110C(1).","Table uses a mix of fixed-dollar amounts and percentage rules (2% and 3%), requiring different calculation methods.","Fortnightly salary band endpoints are expressed to cents ($1,591.33, $2,564, $3,846) — precise implementation in payroll systems required.","Effective date tied to the financial year (commencement 1 July 2007) — temporal scope limits applicability and requires annual update handling.","Authority exercised by a delegate (Manager, CSS administration) — limited administrative discretion but clear delegated power.","Administrative compliance burden is primarily procedural (payroll recalculation and application for the 2007–08 year) rather than new legal obligations."],"plain_english_summary":"It updates fortnightly \"productivity contribution\" amounts payable by members of the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS) for the 2007–08 financial year. Effective 1 July 2007, it substitutes new rates into the table in s110C(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976 (declared under s110D): lower and mid salary bands have fixed fortnightly amounts; other bands use 3% or 2% of fortnightly salary. Employees' pay is affected and payroll administrators must apply the new brackets for that year."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2007-2008-declaration-2007","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2007-2008-declaration-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2007-2008-declaration-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2007-2008-declaration-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2007-2008-declaration-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2007-2008-declaration-2007/documents"}}