{"id":"F2010L01691","name":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) (2010-2011 Continuing Contributions) Declaration 2010","slug":"superannuation-productivity-benefit-2010-2011-continuing-contributions-declaration-2010","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":153011,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L01691-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) (2010-2011 Continuing Contributions) Declaration 2010","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSuperannuation (Productivity Benefit) (2010\\-2011 Continuing Contributions) Declaration 20101\n\nI, LINDSAY TANNER, Minister for Finance and Deregulation, make the following Declaration under section 3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988.\n\nDated June 17th 2010\n\nLINDSAY TANNER\n\nMinister for Finance and Deregulation\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\nThis Declaration is the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) (2010\\-2011 Continuing Contributions) Declaration 2010.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Declaration commences on 1 July 2010.\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 commencing on 1 July 2010, as if the amounts specified in the following Table were substituted for the amounts specified in the Table in that Schedule (whether sums of money or percentages):\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 $3,247.69 | The amount that is 9% of the employee’s pay period rate of salary |\n| $3,247.69 or more                       | $292.29                                                           |\n\nNote\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.frli.gov.au.","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 section 3D of the parent Act — annual updating of contribution amounts. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 3 operative sections plus a table)","No defined terms section — relies entirely on definitions in the parent Act (Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988)","Single, straightforward operation: substituting three dollar amounts and one percentage into an existing table","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the reference to section 3D of the parent Act","Simple tabular structure with clear thresholds"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration sets the 2010–11 dollar amounts the Australian Government must pay into the closed Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) scheme, using tiered contribution rules (a low flat rate, a middle percentage of pay, and a capped high‑earner amount). It affects employees still covered by the 1988 Act and matters as the annual indexation that keeps contributions aligned with current wages."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. For the 2010–2011 financial year the Declaration substitutes new numerical contribution amounts into the Schedule table that operates under section 3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988 (Declaration cl.3). The instrument therefore changes the contribution rates that apply from 1 July 2010 (Declaration cl.2)."},"complexity_factors":["Simple statutory substitution mechanism: replaces the Schedule amounts for a single financial year (Declaration cl.3).","Numeric thresholds use precise decimal values ($150.33; $3,247.69) and fixed amounts / percentage / cap mix, requiring exact implementation in payroll systems (Declaration cl.3 Table).","Temporal effect is explicit but narrow: commencement from 1 July 2010 (Declaration cl.2) and applies only to the 2010–2011 year.","Legal linkage to the parent Act: the instrument operates by altering the Table referenced in section 3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988 (Declaration cl.3), so interpretation of obligations depends on that Act.","Administrative compliance burden is routine: payrolls must apply the correct tier and calculation method each pay period (Declaration cl.3 Table).","Ministerial authorisation is procedural and binary (the Minister makes the declaration); there is no discretion or formula set out in this instrument beyond the substituted amounts (instrument heading and cl.3)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Declaration updates the pay-period superannuation contribution amounts that apply for the 2010–2011 financial year under the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988. It prescribes three rules based on an employee’s pay‑period salary: a fixed low‑income amount, 9% of pay for mid‑range salaries, and a capped maximum for high pay. The substituted amounts take effect from 1 July 2010 and must be applied by whoever is obliged to calculate the pay‑period contribution under the Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2010-2011-continuing-contributions-declaration-2010","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2010-2011-continuing-contributions-declaration-2010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2010-2011-continuing-contributions-declaration-2010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2010-2011-continuing-contributions-declaration-2010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2010-2011-continuing-contributions-declaration-2010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-2010-2011-continuing-contributions-declaration-2010/documents"}}