{"id":"F2008B00179","name":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Alternative Arrangements (Short-Term and Highly-Casual Employment) Declaration No. 1","slug":"superannuation-productivity-benefit-alternative-arrangements-short-term-and-highly-casual-employment","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"75 of 1995","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72797,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00179-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Alternative Arrangements (Short-Term and Highly-Casual Employment) Declaration No. 1","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1995 No. 751\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSuperannuation (Productivity Benefit) Alternative Arrangements (Short-Term and Highly-Casual Employment) Declaration No. 1\n\nI, KIM BEAZLEY, Minister for Finance, make the following Declaration under section 4A of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988.\n\nDated 29 March 1995.\n\nKIM C. BEAZLEY\n\nMinister for Finance\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. This Declaration may be cited as Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Alternative Arrangements (Short-Term and Highly-Casual Employment) Declaration No. 1.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Declaration is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1992.\n\nInterpretation\n\n3. In this Declaration:\n\n“the Act” means the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988.\n\nDeclaration of class of qualified employees\n\n4. (1) For the purposes of subsection 4a (1) of the Act, the class of qualified employees referred to in subclause (2) is a class of employees who are neither fund employees nor interim arrangement employees.\n\n(2) Subject to subclause 5 (1), the class comprises qualified employees each of whom is a person:\n\n(a) who is paid less than $450 by way of salary or wages per calendar month; and\n\n(b) who makes an election in writing to be covered by the arrangements set out in clause 6.\n\nEmployee ceasing to be included in the class of qualified employees\n\n5. (1) An employee included in the class of qualified employees referred to in clause 4 ceases to be included in the class if his or her salary or wages exceeds $450 in any calendar month.\n\n(2) An employee who ceases to be included in that class of qualified employees cannot, in relation to the particular employment, again be included in the class.\n\nArrangements for employees referred to in clause 4\n\n6. (1) For the purposes of subsection 4A (2) of the Act, the arrangements set out in subclause (2) are to apply to employees included in the class of qualified employees referred to in clause 4.\n\n(2) On the termination of the employment of an employee included in the class, he or she is entitled to an amount of benefit equal to the amount of interim benefit to which he or she would be entitled under section 8a of the Act if he or she:\n\n(a) had been an interim arrangement employee; and\n\n(b) had completed the period of qualifying service under section 5 of the Act.\n\nRevocation\n\n7. Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Alternative Arrangements Declaration No. 32 is revoked.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nNOTES\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 13 April 1995.\n\n> Note: 2. Statutory Rules 1991 No. 126.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument replaces Declaration No. 32 and sets a new, specific eligible class and rules (written election, $450 monthly cap, cessation and no re-entry), with retroactive effect to 1 July 1992. That alters which employees can access the alternative arrangements and the timing of entitlements, and relocates reliance to specified sections of the parent Act (notably sections dealing with interim benefits and qualifying service)."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988 (subsection 4A(1), section 8A, section 5), requiring reading across instruments","Retroactive commencement to 1 July 1992, which affects backdated entitlements and administrative reconciliation","Bright-line monetary threshold ($450 per calendar month) that requires monthly payroll monitoring","Mandatory written election by employees to be covered, creating recordkeeping and consent compliance burdens","Automatic cessation rule on exceeding the threshold and absolute bar on re-entry for that employment, affecting employee mobility and employer administration","Exclusion of fund employees and interim arrangement employees narrows applicability and requires classification checks","Revocation of a prior declaration (No. 32), meaning administrators must compare and reconcile differing instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"This Declaration creates an alternative superannuation arrangement for employees paid under $450 per calendar month who sign a written election. It excludes fund employees and interim arrangement employees. On termination such an employee is entitled to a benefit equal to the interim benefit they would have received if treated as an interim arrangement employee who had completed qualifying service. Coverage ends if monthly pay exceeds $450 and the employee cannot re-enter for that employment. The Declaration revokes an earlier instrument and is taken to start 1 July 1992."},"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":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: creating an alternative superannuation arrangement for short-term and highly casual employees. The scope matches the title and intent—targeted at a specific narrow class of low-paid, non-permanent Commonwealth employees."},"complexity_factors":["Short document (7 clauses, approximately 400 words)","Only 1 defined term ('the Act')","Simple conditional structure: basic eligibility criteria (earnings threshold + written election)","Single cross-reference to parent Act (Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988)","One exclusion mechanism (clause 5) with permanent disqualification trigger","No nested exceptions or complex definitional chains"],"plain_english_summary":"This 1995 ministerial declaration creates an opt‑in, simplified superannuation arrangement for very low‑paid, short‑term or casual Commonwealth employees who earn under $450 per month and elect in writing. It pays a lump sum on termination calculated under the interim scheme, excludes those already in standard funds or interim arrangements, and permanently disqualifies an employee for the job if they exceed the $450 monthly threshold.\n\nIt also revokes the earlier Declaration No. 32 of 1991."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-alternative-arrangements-short-term-and-highly-casual-employment","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-alternative-arrangements-short-term-and-highly-casual-employment/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-alternative-arrangements-short-term-and-highly-casual-employment/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-alternative-arrangements-short-term-and-highly-casual-employment/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-alternative-arrangements-short-term-and-highly-casual-employment/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-alternative-arrangements-short-term-and-highly-casual-employment/documents"}}