{"id":"F2005L01698","name":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) (Approved Funds) Declaration 2004","slug":"superannuation-productivity-benefit-approved-funds-declaration-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":35766,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L01698-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) (Approved Funds) Declaration 2004","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSuperannuation (Productivity Benefit) (Approved Funds) Declaration 2004\n\nI, NICHOLAS HUGH MINCHIN, Minister for Finance and Administration, make this Declaration under subsection 4C (1) of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988.\n\nDated 24 June 2004\n\nNICK MINCHIN\n\nMinister for Finance and Administration\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\nThis Declaration is the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) (Approved Funds) Declaration 2004.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Declaration commences on the date of its notification in the Gazette.\n\n3 Definition\n\nIn this Declaration:\n\n> Act means the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988.\n\n4 Revocation\n\nAll previous declarations made under subsection 4C (1) of the Act are revoked.\n\n5 Approved funds\n\nFor subsection 4C (1) of the Act, each superannuation fund mentioned in Schedule 1 is declared to be an approved fund.\n\nSchedule 1 Approved funds\n\n(section 5)\n\n| 1   | Australian Retirement Fund                           |\n| --- | ---------------------------------------------------- |\n| 2   | Construction and Building Unions Superannuation Fund |\n| 3   | Health Employees Superannuation Trust Australia      |\n| 4   | JUST SUPER                                           |\n| 5   | Labour Union Co-operative Retirement Fund            |\n| 6   | Superannuation Trust of Australia                    |\n| 7   | TWU Superannuation Fund                              |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1809},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration operates within the exact scope intended by the enabling Act (subsection 4C(1)), merely updating the list of approved funds and revoking previous declarations as part of standard administrative maintenance."},"complexity_factors":["Only one defined term ('Act')","Simple declarative structure with no conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward revocation and replacement mechanism","Short schedule containing a simple table of seven fund names"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration approves specific superannuation funds to receive **productivity benefit** payments on behalf of transferred Commonwealth employees.\n\n**What are productivity benefits?**\nWhen Commonwealth government employees are transferred to a new employer (for example, during privatisation or outsourcing), their new employer must make superannuation contributions called \"productivity benefits\" into an approved fund.\n\n**What does this do?**\nIt declares seven specific superannuation funds as \"approved funds\" under the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988. Only these funds can receive productivity benefit contributions for transferred employees.\n\n**The approved funds are:**\n* Australian Retirement Fund\n* Construction and Building Unions Superannuation Fund\n* Health Employees Superannuation Trust Australia\n* JUST SUPER\n* Labour Union Co-operative Retirement Fund\n* Superannuation Trust of Australia\n* TWU Superannuation Fund\n\nThis declaration replaces all previous lists of approved funds."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-approved-funds-declaration-2004","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-approved-funds-declaration-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-approved-funds-declaration-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-approved-funds-declaration-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-approved-funds-declaration-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-approved-funds-declaration-2004/documents"}}