{"id":"F2006B11642","name":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) (2004-2005 Continuing Contributions) Declaration 2004","slug":"superannuation-productivity-benefit-2004-2005-continuing-contributions-declaration-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"198 of 2004","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":57622,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B11642-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) (2004-2005 Continuing Contributions) Declaration 2004","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSuperannuation (Productivity Benefit) (2004–2005 Continuing Contributions) Declaration 2004\n\nStatutory Rules 2004 No. 1981\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 21 June 2004\n\nnicK minchin\n\nMinister for Finance and Administration\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\nThis Declaration is the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) (2004–2005 Continuing Contributions) Declaration 2004.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Declaration commences on the date of its notification in the Gazette.\n\n3 Substitution of amounts\n\nFor section 3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988, the table in the Schedule to that Act has effect, for the financial year starting on 1 July 2004, as if the amounts specified in the following table were substituted for the amounts specified 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 $2 475.38 | The amount that is 9% of the employee’s pay period rate of salary |\n| $2 475.38 or more                       | $222.78                                                           |\n\nNote\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 25 June 2004.","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 the function intended by the parent Act — annual updating of contribution amounts. It has not expanded beyond this narrow technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 3 operative sections","No defined terms section","Single, straightforward substitution mechanism (replacing dollar amounts in a schedule)","Simple three-tier table structure with clear thresholds","No cross-references beyond the enabling Act (section 3D)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates 2004–05 superannuation contribution rates for Australian Government employees under the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988. It sets per‑pay‑period contributions: a $13.53 minimum for low earners, 9% of salary for middle earners, and a $222.78 cap for high earners. It’s an annual indexation adjustment to preserve intended retirement savings levels."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Declaration substitutes numerical contribution amounts for the Schedule entries in the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988 for the 2004–2005 financial year (see 'For section 3D' substitution). It does not change who is covered, the structure of tiers, or the mechanistic basis for calculation beyond the numeric values, so the statutory scope of the scheme is not altered."},"complexity_factors":["Tiered numeric thresholds and amounts in the substituted table (three different rules depending on pay period rate of salary)","One tier uses a formula (9% of employee’s pay period rate of salary) while the others are fixed amounts","Applies for a specific financial year (starts 1 July 2004) and depends on Gazette notification for commencement","Instrument operates by substituting figures into the Act’s Schedule via section 3D (dependence on statutory Schedule structure)","Requires payroll systems and pay administrators to apply new thresholds and caps for the specified year","Decision made by the Minister under s3D (ministerial exercise of statutory power to amend numeric parameters)"],"plain_english_summary":"Replaces the contribution amounts in the Schedule to the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988 for the 2004–2005 financial year. The Minister made the substitution under section 3D; the Declaration commences on Gazette notification.\n\nIt sets three tiers: a small flat amount for very low pay, a middle tier equal to 9% of an employee’s pay‑period rate of salary, and a capped flat amount for high pay. The change alters pay‑period contribution calculations for that financial year."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2004-2005-continuing-contributions-declaration-2004","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2004-2005-continuing-contributions-declaration-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2004-2005-continuing-contributions-declaration-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2004-2005-continuing-contributions-declaration-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2004-2005-continuing-contributions-declaration-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2004-2005-continuing-contributions-declaration-2004/documents"}}