{"id":"F2006B11636","name":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) (2001-2002 Continuing Contributions) Declaration 2001","slug":"superannuation-productivity-benefit-2001-2002-continuing-contributions-declaration-2001","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"166 of 2001","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":57610,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B11636-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) (2001-2002 Continuing Contributions) Declaration 2001","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSuperannuation (Productivity Benefit) (2001–2002 Continuing Contributions) Declaration 2001\n\nStatutory Rules 2001 No. 1661\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 24 June 2001\n\njohn fahey\n\nMinister for Finance and Administration\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\nThis Declaration is the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) (2001–2002 Continuing Contributions) Declaration 2001.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Declaration commences on gazettal.\n\n3 Substitution of amounts\n\nFor 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 2001, 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 $169.13                       | $13.53                                                            |\n| $169.13 or more but less than $2,116.15 | The amount that is 8% of the employee’s pay period rate of salary |\n| $2,116.15 or more                       | $169.29                                                           |\n\nNote\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 June 2001.","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 legislation performs exactly its intended function: annually updating the contribution amounts for the productivity benefit scheme. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of setting the dollar figures for the 2001-2002 financial year."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 3 operative sections)","Single purpose: updating dollar amounts in a table","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling section (section 3D of the parent Act)","Simple conditional logic (three-tiered salary thresholds with straightforward calculations)","No exceptions or nested conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes the government superannuation \"productivity benefit\" contribution rates for the 2001–02 year, as payable under the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988. It sets tiered amounts by pay period: $13.53 for pay < $169.13, 8% of salary for pay $169.13–$2,116.15, and a $169.29 cap for pay ≥ $2,116.15.\n\nIt affects Australian Government employees entitled to these contributions, ensuring annual alignment of employer retirement savings with wage levels."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Declaration does not change who is covered or the statutory mechanism in the parent Act; it only updates the numeric contribution thresholds and amounts for the financial year starting 1 July 2001 by substituting figures into the Schedule to section 3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, technical change: substitutes numeric amounts into an existing Schedule (low legislative complexity).","Tiered rate structure (fixed amounts for lower/higher thresholds and an 8% band) requires correct payroll calculation each pay period.","Relies on cross‑references to the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988 (section 3D and Schedule) for definitions and application — implementation depends on external definitions.","Commencement tied to gazettal — operational timing depends on publication date.","Potential administrative ambiguity limited to how 'pay period rate of salary' is defined and applied in payroll systems (definition resides in the parent Act)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Declaration updates the numeric contribution schedule in section 3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988 for the 2001–02 year by substituting new pay‑period thresholds and contribution amounts. It affects employers and employees covered by the Act because it sets per‑pay‑period employer contributions (fixed amounts at low and high pay, and 8% of pay in the middle tier), thereby changing employers’ payment obligations when payrolls are processed."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2001-2002-continuing-contributions-declaration-2001","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2001-2002-continuing-contributions-declaration-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2001-2002-continuing-contributions-declaration-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2001-2002-continuing-contributions-declaration-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2001-2002-continuing-contributions-declaration-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2001-2002-continuing-contributions-declaration-2001/documents"}}