{"id":"F2008B00176","name":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) 1996-97 Continuing Contributions Declaration","slug":"superannuation-productivity-benefit-1996-97-continuing-contributions-declaration","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"116 of 1996","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72791,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00176-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) 1996-97 Continuing Contributions Declaration","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules 1996 No. 1161\n\n————————\n\nSuperannuation (Productivity Benefit) 1996-97 Continuing Contributions Declaration\n\nI, JOHN FAHEY, Minister for Finance, make the following Declaration under section 3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988.\n\nDated 17 June 1996.\n\nJOHN FAHEY\n\nMinister for Finance\n\n————\n\nCitation\n\n1\\. This Declaration may be cited as the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) 1996-97 Continuing Contributions Declaration.\n\n\\[NOTE: This Declaration commences on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, ss. 46A and 48.\\]\n\n  \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 1996, 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| Pay period rate of salary     | Pay period contribution              |\n| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |\n| Less than $225.50             | $13.53                               |\n| $225.50 or more but less than | The amount that is 6% of the         |\n| $1,737.69                     | employee's pay period rate of salary |\n| $1,737.69 or more             | $104.26                              |\n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 June 1996.","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 declaration performs exactly the function intended by section 3D of the parent Act — annual updating of contribution amounts. There is no scope creep; it is a routine administrative update."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 2 operative sections)","No defined terms section — relies entirely on definitions in the parent Act","Single mathematical formula (6% calculation) with clear thresholds","No cross-references beyond the single empowering provision (section 3D of the parent Act)","Straightforward substitution mechanism with no exceptions or conditional logic"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration updates mandatory superannuation contribution amounts for the 1996–97 year for members of the closed Commonwealth Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) scheme. It replaces prior dollar figures with new fortnightly rates (three income-based tiers), ensuring affected long‑serving government employees pay the correct, indexed amounts into their retirement fund."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not change who is covered by the underlying Act or alter legal obligations in kind. It only substitutes specific contribution amounts and salary thresholds for the 1996–97 financial year into the Schedule referenced by section 3D, thereby changing payment calculations and employer contribution amounts for that year."},"complexity_factors":["Simple amending instrument substituting numeric amounts into an existing Schedule (low legal complexity)","Relies on a single power: Ministerial declaration under section 3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988","Piecewise numeric schedule (three pay bands) requires correct application per pay period","Commencement tied to gazettal (Acts Interpretation Act; minor procedural dependency)","No new eligibility rules or discretionary criteria introduced — operational rather than policy change"],"plain_english_summary":"This Declaration, made under section 3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988, updates the pay‑period contribution amounts and salary thresholds that determine continuing superannuation contributions for the 1996–97 financial year. It sets a three‑tier schedule: a fixed low rate, a 6% band for middle salaries, and a fixed high rate. Employers (or other contributors bound by the Act) must use these substituted amounts to calculate per‑pay‑period contributions; the Declaration takes effect on gazettal."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-1996-97-continuing-contributions-declaration","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-1996-97-continuing-contributions-declaration/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-1996-97-continuing-contributions-declaration/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-1996-97-continuing-contributions-declaration/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-1996-97-continuing-contributions-declaration/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-1996-97-continuing-contributions-declaration/documents"}}