{"id":"F2008B00186","name":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) 1997-98 Continuing Contributions Declaration","slug":"superannuation-productivity-benefit-1997-98-continuing-contributions-declaration","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"144 of 1997","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72838,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00186-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) 1997-98 Continuing Contributions Declaration","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1997 No. 1441\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSuperannuation (Productivity Benefit) 1997-98 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 18 June 1997.\n\nJOHN FAHEY\n\nMinister for Finance\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. This Declaration may be cited as the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) 1997-98 Continuing Contributions Declaration.\n\n> Note: \\[Note: This Declaration commences on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, ss. 46A and 48.\\]\n\n  \nSubstitution of amounts\n\n2. For section 3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988, the table in the Schedule to that Act is to have effect, for the financial year starting on 1 July 1997, 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 $1817.69 | The amount that is 6% of the employee’s pay period rate of salary |\n| $1817.69 or more                       | $109.06                                                           |\n\n> Note: NOTE\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 25 June 1997.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation performs exactly the function intended by the parent Act - annual updating of contribution amounts. It has not expanded beyond this narrow technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 2 operative sections)","No defined terms section - relies entirely on definitions in the parent Act","Simple substitution mechanism - just replaces numbers in a table","No conditional logic or exceptions","Single cross-reference to section 3D of the parent Act","Straightforward three-tier contribution structure with clear thresholds"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates the dollar figures used to calculate government superannuation contributions under the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988 for the 1997–98 year (from 1 July 1997). It replaces outdated amounts so contributions for affected Australian Public Service and similar employees better reflect current wages and prices, preserving intended retirement benefits."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Declaration does not change the Act’s coverage or the method of calculating continuing contributions; it only substitutes the monetary amounts in the Schedule for the 1997–98 year under section 3D, altering payment levels but not scope or mechanism."},"complexity_factors":["Simple numeric substitution of contribution amounts into the Act’s Schedule (s.3D): low complexity in legal drafting.","Temporal scope limited to the 1997–98 financial year: implementation limited and time-bound.","Relies on definitions and mechanics in the principal Act (e.g. 'pay period rate of salary', 'employee')—those external definitions determine precise application.","Administrative effect on employers: must update payroll systems and apply the correct banding and percentage (compliance burden operational rather than interpretive).","Possible payroll edge cases (rounding, fortnightly/weekly pay conversions) are operational issues not addressed in the Declaration.","No new decision-making discretion or policy tests introduced; numerics are deterministic once pay bands are known.","Enforcement, penalties or dispute resolution remain governed by the principal Act and existing administrative procedures (not altered here)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Declaration replaces the numbers used to calculate continuing superannuation contributions for the 1997–98 financial year under section 3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988. It substitutes a three-band table: a fixed low-pay contribution, a 6%-of-pay contribution for a middle band, and a fixed high-pay contribution, effective 1 July 1997.\n\nEmployers must apply the new pay-period rates in payroll calculations; the instrument changes payment amounts but does not alter who is covered or the basic calculation mechanism."},"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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