{"id":"F2006B11637","name":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) (2002-2003 Continuing Contributions) Declaration 2002","slug":"superannuation-productivity-benefit-2002-2003-continuing-contributions-declaration-2002","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"132 of 2002","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":57612,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B11637-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) (2002-2003 Continuing Contributions) Declaration 2002","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSuperannuation (Productivity Benefit) (2002–2003 Continuing Contributions) Declaration 2002\n\nStatutory Rules 2002 No. 1321\n\nI, nicholas hugh minchin, Minister for Finance and Administration, make the following Declaration under section 3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988.\n\nDated 20 June 2002\n\nnicK minchin\n\nMinister for Finance and Administration\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\nThis Declaration is the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) (2002–2003 Continuing Contributions) Declaration 2002.\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 2002, 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 $150.33                       | $13.53                                                            |\n| $150.33 or more but less than $2 247.69 | The amount that is 9% of the employee’s pay period rate of salary |\n| $2 247.69 or more                       | $202.29                                                           |\n\nNote\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 June 2002.","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 Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) scheme. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of setting the financial year's contribution rates."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 3 operative sections)","Single purpose: updating dollar amounts in a table","No defined terms section","Only one cross-reference (to section 3D of the parent Act)","Simple conditional logic (three-tiered salary thresholds)","No exceptions or nested conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates the Commonwealth superannuation contribution rates for the 2002–03 financial year, setting the dollar amounts the Government must pay into employees’ superannuation based on pay period earnings. It applies to Australian public servants and others covered by the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988.\n\nUpdating these rates preserves the real value of retirement benefits and aligns Government contributions with the prevailing superannuation guarantee framework."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument substitutes numeric contribution rates and thresholds in the Schedule for the 2002–2003 year under s3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988. It does not alter who is covered or change the statutory mechanism; only the numerical amounts and applicable pay bands are replaced."},"complexity_factors":["Limited change: purely numeric substitution of contribution amounts and thresholds (three-tier table).","Single-year applicability: table specified to apply for the financial year starting 1 July 2002.","Clear legal authority: made under section 3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988, reducing interpretive ambiguity.","Low legislative discretion: no new definitions, obligations or eligibility rules introduced — only rates change.","Operational impact: requires payroll systems and administrators to implement new amounts (compliance burden limited but concrete)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Declaration replaces the pay-period contribution table in the Schedule to the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988 for the 2002–2003 financial year. It sets three contribution bands — a fixed low amount, a 9%-of-pay middle band, and a fixed high amount — and takes effect on gazettal. The Minister for Finance and Administration made the change under section 3D; payroll administrators and organisations applying the Act must use the revised amounts from 1 July 2002."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2002-2003-continuing-contributions-declaration-2002","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2002-2003-continuing-contributions-declaration-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2002-2003-continuing-contributions-declaration-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2002-2003-continuing-contributions-declaration-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2002-2003-continuing-contributions-declaration-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2002-2003-continuing-contributions-declaration-2002/documents"}}