{"id":"F2008B00167","name":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) 1995-96 Continuing Contributions Declaration","slug":"superannuation-productivity-benefit-1995-96-continuing-contributions-declaration","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"174 of 1995","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72739,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00167-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) 1995-96 Continuing Contributions Declaration","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1995 No. 1741\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSuperannuation (Productivity Benefit) 1995-96 Continuing Contributions Declaration\n\nI, KIM CHRISTIAN BEAZLEY, Minister for Finance, make the following Declaration under section 3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988.\n\nDated 21 June 1995.\n\nKIM C. BEAZLEY\n\nMinister for Finance\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. This Declaration may be cited as the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) 1995-96 Continuing Contributions Declaration.\n\n> Note: \\[NOTE: This Declaration commences on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, ss. 46A and 48.\\]\n\nSubstitution of amounts\n\n2. For the purposes of section 3d of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988, the Table in the Schedule to that Act is to have effect, in relation to the financial year commencing on 1 July 1995, as if the amounts set out in the following Table were substituted for the amounts set out in the Table in that Schedule:\n\nTABLE\n\n| Less than $225.50                       | $13.53                                                            |\n| --------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| $225.50 or more but less than $1,670.76 | The amount that is 6% of the employee’s pay period rate of salary |\n| $1,670.76 or more                       | $100.25                                                           |\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nNOTE\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 June 1995.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by section 3D of the parent Act — annual updating of contribution amounts. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 2 operative sections plus citation)","No defined terms section — relies entirely on definitions in the parent Act","Single, straightforward substitution mechanism (replacing dollar amounts in a Table)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the basic reference to section 3D of the parent Act","Simple three-tiered structure that mirrors the parent Act's framework without adding complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates the dollar thresholds and contribution amounts used to calculate compulsory productivity-benefit superannuation for eligible Commonwealth employees for the 1995–96 year. It affects those covered by the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988 and the government agencies that must pay the contributions, ensuring the prescribed benefit rates keep pace with wages and prevent erosion of retirement entitlements."},"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 updated monetary amounts for the Schedule for the 1995–96 year (per the Declaration’s Table and s 3D). No expansion or narrowing of coverage or new discretionary powers is introduced."},"complexity_factors":["Simple substitution of numeric amounts into an existing Schedule (low legislative complexity)","Reference to a single enabling provision: section 3D of the Act","Three-tiered pay bands with one percentage-rate calculation (6% of pay-period rate) which requires payroll interpretation","Commencement on gazettal requires timely payroll updates to meet effective date","Potential minor administrative burden in identifying affected employees and implementing thresholds in payroll systems"],"plain_english_summary":"This Declaration updates the dollar amounts used to calculate “continuing contributions” under section 3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988 for the 1995–96 financial year. It prescribes fixed contributions for low and high pay bands and a 6% rate of the employee’s pay-period salary for a middle band.\n\nMechanically, employers must apply these figures in payroll (per s 3D). The instrument changes only the contribution amounts, so employers pay and bear the compliance cost; payroll systems must compute the 6% band and apply the thresholds."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-1995-96-continuing-contributions-declaration","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-1995-96-continuing-contributions-declaration/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-1995-96-continuing-contributions-declaration/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-1995-96-continuing-contributions-declaration/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-1995-96-continuing-contributions-declaration/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-1995-96-continuing-contributions-declaration/documents"}}