{"id":"F2008B00188","name":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) 1998-99 Continuing Contributions Declaration","slug":"superannuation-productivity-benefit-1998-99-continuing-contributions-declaration","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"170 of 1998","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72842,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00188-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) 1998-99 Continuing Contributions Declaration","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1998 No. 1701\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSuperannuation (Productivity Benefit) 1998-99 Continuing Contributions Declaration\n\nI, JOHN JOSEPH FAHEY, Minister for Finance and Administration, make the following Declaration under section 3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988.\n\nDated 22 June 1998.\n\nJOHN FAHEY\n\nMinister for Finance and Administration\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation:\n\n1. This Declaration may be cited as the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) 1998-99 Continuing Contributions Declaration.\n\nNote This Declaration commences on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, ss 46A and 48.\n\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 1998, 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 $193.28                      | $13.53                                                            |\n| $193.28 or more but less than $1883.08 | The amount that is 7% of the employee’s pay period rate of salary |\n| $1883.08 or more                       | $131.82                                                           |\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n> Note: NOTE\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 June 1998.","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 the parent Act: annually updating contribution amounts. The scope remains tightly constrained to this specific administrative task."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 2 operative provisions)","Single purpose: substituting dollar amounts in a table","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling section (s 3D)","Simple conditional logic (three-tier salary threshold table)","No exceptions or nested conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial declaration updates the dollar amounts used to calculate Australian Government superannuation (Productivity Benefit) contributions for the 1998–99 year, replacing the old figures from the Act’s schedule. It affects public servants and other government employees in that scheme and the government as their employer.\n\nContributions remain tiered by pay period: a low flat rate, a middle 7% tier, and a capped top tier—an annual adjustment to keep retirement contributions current."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Declaration replaces the numerical contribution amounts in the Schedule for the 1998–99 financial year only (per section 3D). It does not change who is covered, the statutory contribution method (the three‑band approach including the 7% middle band), or other substantive rules of the Act; it is an annual administrative update of rates."},"complexity_factors":["Purely numeric, single‑year substitution of amounts into the Schedule under section 3D — low legislative complexity.","Three clear contribution bands (fixed low band amount, a 7% middle band, fixed high band amount) reduce interpretive ambiguity.","Dependence on payroll definitions: application requires correct identification of an employee’s 'pay period rate of salary' (weekly/fortnightly/monthly), which is an administrative implementation detail.","Commencement on gazettal (Acts Interpretation Act ss 46A and 48) creates a precise effective date for payroll systems.","Minimal ministerial or bureaucratic discretion in the Declaration — figures are fixed numerical values.","Potential operational issues include rounding, payroll configuration, and communication to employers and affected employees, not legal ambiguity."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates the pay‑period contribution amounts used to calculate continuing superannuation (the productivity benefit) for the 1998–99 financial year by substituting a new three‑band table of thresholds and contribution rates under section 3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988. It affects employers and employees subject to that Act by changing the dollar amount or percentage employers must contribute each pay period from 1 July 1998, so payrolls and budgets must apply the new rates."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-1998-99-continuing-contributions-declaration","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-1998-99-continuing-contributions-declaration/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-1998-99-continuing-contributions-declaration/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-1998-99-continuing-contributions-declaration/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-1998-99-continuing-contributions-declaration/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-1998-99-continuing-contributions-declaration/documents"}}