{"id":"F2008B00148","name":"Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution Declaration No. 4","slug":"superannuation-css-productivity-contribution-declaration-no-4","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"212 of 1994","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72674,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00148-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. 4","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1994 No. 2121\n\n————————\n\nSuperannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution Declaration No. 4\n\nI, KIM CHRISTIAN BEAZLEY, Minister for Finance, make the following Declaration under section 110D of the Superannuation Act 1976.\n\nDated 20 June 1994.\n\nKIM C. BEAZLEY\n\nMinister for Finance\n\n————\n\nCitation\n\n1\\. This Declaration may be cited as the Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution Declaration No. 4 Declaration.\n\n\\[NOTE: This Declaration commences on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, ss. 46A and 48.\\]\n\n  \n\nProductivity contributions\n\n2\\. In relation to the period commencing on 1 July 1994 and ending at the end of 30 June 1995, the Table in subsection 110C (1) of the Superannuation Act 1976 is to have effect as if the amounts specified in the Schedule to this Declaration were substituted for the amounts specified in that Table.\n\nSCHEDULE Clause 2\n\n| Fortnightly rate of salary                 | Fortnightly productivity contribution                              |\n| ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Less than $947.33                          | $28.42                                                             |\n| $947.33 or more, but less than $1,526.00   | The amount that is 3% of the employee’s fortnightly rate of salary |\n| $1,526.00 or more, but less than $2,289.00 | $45.78                                                             |\n| $2,289.00 or more                          | The amount that is 2% of the employee’s fortnightly rate of salary |\n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 June 1994.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Declaration does not change who is covered or the statutory mechanism; it only substitutes the contribution amounts in the existing Table for a defined period (see Clause 2 and the Schedule). Eligibility and the governing provision (subsection 110C(1)) remain unchanged."},"complexity_factors":["Temporal limitation to one financial year (1 July 1994–30 June 1995) — Clause 2 & Schedule","Substitution into an existing statutory table (Table in subsection 110C(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976) requiring cross-reference to that Act — Clause 2","Four salary bands combining fixed-dollar contributions and percentage calculations (3% or 2%) — Schedule","Operational implementation issues for payroll systems (applying percentages, rounding, band thresholds) — Schedule","Instrument is ministerial declaration under s110D so exercise rests with the Minister (delegated decision-maker) — heading and introductory recital"],"plain_english_summary":"This Declaration replaces the fortnightly productivity contribution rates in subsection 110C(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976 for the period 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995. It prescribes four salary bands with either fixed dollar amounts or percentage-based contributions taken from an employee’s fortnightly salary. Employees in the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme pay the specified amounts via payroll; the Minister for Finance effected the change under section 110D. The instrument changes take‑home pay and payroll calculations for that financial 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 productivity contribution rates. It has not expanded beyond this narrow technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (2 operative clauses plus schedule)","Only 4 defined salary brackets in the table","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling section (s.110D of Superannuation Act 1976)","Simple substitution mechanism — replaces amounts in an existing table rather than creating new substantive rules","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"For 1994–95 the instrument fixes employer “productivity contribution” rates paid into Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS) members’ accounts, tying amounts to fortnightly salary (a low flat rate, two percentage bands, and a higher flat rate for one bracket). It affects existing CSS public servants and the Australian Government employer, updating negotiated super payments that compensated employees for workplace reforms."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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