{"id":"F2008L02359","name":"Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (2008-2009) Declaration 2008","slug":"superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2008-2009-declaration-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":139467,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L02359-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (2008-2009) Declaration 2008","content":"Superannuation (CSS)\n\nProductivity Contribution\n\n(2008\\-2009) Declaration 2008\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nI, JONATHON EDWARD HALE, Manager of Australian Public Sector Defined Benefit Schemes Administration Section, Commonwealth Superannuation Administration, Position No. 44, and Delegate of the Australian Reward Investment Alliance, make the following Declaration under section 110D of the Superannuation Act 1976.\n\nDated 30 June 2008\n\nJ HALE  \nDelegate of Australian Reward Investment Alliance\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\nThis Declaration is the Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (2008\\-2009) Declaration 2008.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Declaration shall take effect from and including 1 July 2008.\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 2008, 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 $1 670.67 $50.12\n\n$1 670.67 or more, but less The amount that is 3% of the\n\nthan $2 690.67 employee’s fortnightly rate of\n\nsalary\n\n$2 690.67 or more, but less $80.72\n\nthan $4 036.00\n\n$4 036.00 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 declaration performs exactly the function intended by section 110D of the Superannuation Act 1976 - to annually declare the productivity contribution amounts for the forthcoming financial year. The scope remains tightly constrained to this specific administrative update."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 3 operative sections)","Single purpose: updating a monetary table","No defined terms section (relies on definitions in parent Act)","Simple conditional logic (four-tiered salary brackets)","No cross-references beyond the enabling section (s 110D) and the table being amended (s 110C(1))","Straightforward mathematical calculations (percentages and flat amounts)"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration sets the dollar amounts and rates for “productivity contributions” to the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme for 2008–09, updating the employer top‑up payments that vary by fortnightly salary. It affects current and former APS employees in the CSS and its administrator, ensuring these extra superannuation payments stay aligned with salary levels and prior productivity agreements."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Declaration does not alter who is covered by the CSS or the statutory power to require productivity contributions. It only replaces the numeric contribution amounts in the existing table for the 2008–09 year (clause 3, substitution into s110C(1)), so the substantive scope of coverage and the legal mechanism remain unchanged."},"complexity_factors":["Statutory substitution of an existing table (references to s110C(1) and s110D) — requires legal cross‑reference.","Tiered contribution structure: fixed amounts for some bands and percentage calculations (3% and 2%) for other bands.","Precise numeric thresholds and fortnightly basis require accurate payroll implementation.","Single‑year temporal scope (2008–09) — limited constitutional/temporal complexity but recurring administrative update.","Instrument issued by a named delegate rather than primary legislation — procedural formality and delegation record."],"plain_english_summary":"This Declaration updates the fortnightly \"productivity contribution\" rates payable by CSS employees for the 2008–09 financial year, effective 1 July 2008. Mechanically it substitutes new values into the table in s110C(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976: two fixed fortnightly amounts and two earnings bands where contributions are set at 3% or 2% of an employee’s fortnightly salary (cl 3).\n\nThe change was made by the Delegate (J. Hale) under s110D; employers/payroll must apply the new rates."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2008-2009-declaration-2008","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2008-2009-declaration-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2008-2009-declaration-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2008-2009-declaration-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2008-2009-declaration-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-2008-2009-declaration-2008/documents"}}