{"id":"F2008B00144","name":"Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution Declaration No. 1","slug":"superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-declaration-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"128 of 1991","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72653,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00144-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution Declaration No. 1","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1991 No. 1281\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSuperannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution Declaration No. 1\n\nI, RALPH WILLIS, Minister of State for Finance, make the following Declaration under section 110d of the Superannuation Act 1976.\n\nDated 5 June 1991.\n\nRALPH WILLIS\n\nMinister of State for Finance\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. This Declaration may be cited as the Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution Declaration No. 1.\n\nProductivity contributions\n\n2. In relation to the period commencing on 1 July 1991, the Table in subsection 110c (1) of the Superannuation Act 1976 is to have effect as if the amounts specified in the following Schedule were substituted for the amounts specified in the Table:\n\n  \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n| Fortnightly rate of salary          | Fortnightly productivity contribution                               |\n| ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Less than $904                      | $27.12                                                              |\n| $904 or more but less than $1,442   | The amount that is 3% of the employee’s fortnightly rate of salary  |\n| $1,442 or more but less than $2,163 | $43.26                                                              |\n| $2,163 or more                      | The amount that is 2% of the employee’s fortnightly rate of salary. |\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_NOTE\n\n1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 21 June 1991.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function it was designed for: setting specific dollar amounts for productivity contributions. It has not expanded beyond its original narrow purpose of updating the contribution table for a specific financial year."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (2 operative sections plus schedule)","Only 4 defined salary tiers with simple arithmetic calculations","Single cross-reference to section 110c(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976","No nested conditions, exceptions, or defined terms section","Straightforward tabular format for rates"],"plain_english_summary":"Updates the extra superannuation (\"productivity contribution\") payable into Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme accounts by setting fixed and percentage amounts tied to fortnightly salary bands.\n\nApplies to CSS members (closed scheme); part of 1990s reforms trading wage increases for higher super, it determined how much extra retirement pay employees received based on their pay level."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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It only amends the numeric fortnightly contribution amounts in the existing table for the period commencing 1 July 1991, leaving the Act’s coverage and legislative framework unchanged."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, mechanical change: substitutes numeric amounts into an existing statutory table (s110c(1))","Simple piecewise schedule with four salary bands (fixed amounts or simple percentages)","Legal cross‑reference to Ministerial power to declare (s110d) — a single delegated action rather than new policy rules","Operational impact confined to payroll implementation and employer deduction processes","Continuous values at band boundaries (designed to match percentages at thresholds) reduce interpretation ambiguity"],"plain_english_summary":"This Declaration (effective 1 July 1991) replaces the fortnightly ‘productivity contribution’ amounts in the Superannuation Act 1976 table, setting specific contribution rates and bands for Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS) members. It is made under the Minister’s power in the Act. The change alters what CSS employees pay each fortnight (and what employers must deduct and remit), using a piecewise schedule of fixed amounts and percentage rates that changes effective contribution percentages across income levels."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-declaration-no-1","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-declaration-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-declaration-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-declaration-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-declaration-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-declaration-no-1/documents"}}