{"id":"F2008B00155","name":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Declaration No. 14","slug":"superannuation-productivity-benefit-declaration-no-14","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"462 of 1992","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72694,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00155-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Declaration No. 14","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1992 No. 4621\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSuperannuation (Productivity Benefit) Declaration No. 14\n\nI, RALPH WILLIS, Minister for Finance, make the following Declaration under section 3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988.\n\nDated 21st December 1992.\n\nRALPH WILLIS\n\nMinister for Finance\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. This Declaration may be cited as Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Declaration No. 14.\n\n\\[NOTE: This Declaration commences on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, ss. 46A and 48.\\]\n\nSubstitution of amounts\n\n2. For the purposes of section 3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988, the Table in the Schedule to that Act is to have effect, in relation to the period commencing on 1 January 1993 and ending at the end of 30 June 1993, 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\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nLess than $270.60 $13.53\n\n$270.60 or more but less than $1538.47 The amount that is 5% of the employee’s pay period rate of salary\n\n$1538.47 or more $76.92\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nNOTE\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 December 1992.","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 - periodically updating the dollar amounts for productivity benefits. It does not expand beyond the original legislative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 2 operative sections)","No defined terms section","Simple substitution mechanism - replaces values in an existing table","No nested conditions or cross-references beyond the single reference to section 3D of the parent Act","Straightforward three-tier payment structure with clear numerical thresholds"],"plain_english_summary":"This 1992 instrument temporarily updates dollar thresholds and payment amounts under the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) scheme for 1 Jan–30 Jun 1993, affecting Commonwealth public servants and others covered by the 1988 Act.  \n\nIt sets payments per pay period: $13.53 below $270.60; 5% between $270.60 and $1,538.47; capped $76.92 at or above $1,538.47—preserving real benefit value amid wage/price changes."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Declaration does not change who is covered or the statutory method for calculating the productivity benefit; it only substitutes numerical amounts in the Schedule for the specified half‑year (Declaration, s.2, under s.3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow temporal scope: applies only to 1 January 1993–30 June 1993 (Declaration, s.2).","Simple three‑tier payment table with two fixed amounts and a 5% band (Table in Declaration, s.2).","Legal mechanism: substitution of figures in the Act's Schedule via ministerial declaration under s.3D of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988 (Declaration heading and s.2).","Administrative requirement: employers/paying agencies must update payroll calculations for the specified period (implied by substituted Table, s.2).","Commencement/technicality: declaration commences on gazettal (Citation note referring to Acts Interpretation Act 1901, ss.46A & 48), creating a short implementation window for payroll systems."],"plain_english_summary":"Sets the dollar amounts and rate used to calculate the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) for the half‑year 1 January–30 June 1993. It substitutes the Schedule table with a three‑tier rule: a fixed low amount, a 5% band for middle pay rates, and a fixed high cap. Employers or paying agencies must apply these figures in payroll. The Minister made the change under the Act’s power, so payroll costs and payroll processing for that period are directly affected."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-declaration-no-14","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-declaration-no-14/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-declaration-no-14/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-declaration-no-14/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-declaration-no-14/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-declaration-no-14/documents"}}