{"id":"F2009B00091","name":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Designated Employer Determination No. 1","slug":"superannuation-productivity-benefit-designated-employer-determination-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":121357,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009B00091-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Designated Employer Determination No. 1","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nSuperannuation (Productivity Benefit)\n\nDesignated Employer Determination No. 1\n\nI, RALPH WILLIS, Minister of State for Finance, hereby make the following Determination under subsection 3 (1) of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988.\n\nDated 10th December 1990.\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nMinister of State for Finance\n\n![](image.002.png)Citation\n\n1. This Determination may be cited as Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Designated Employer Determination No. 1.\n\nDesignated employer: staff of the Central Land Council\n\n2. For the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of “designated employer” in subsection 3 (1) of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988, the Central Land Council is the designated employer of members of the staff of the Central Land Council established under section 21 of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination does not amend the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988. It applies an existing power in subsection 3(1) to identify the Central Land Council as a designated employer for the Act’s purposes (section 2). In that sense it extends the Act’s application to a particular employer group as contemplated by the Act’s designation power, rather than changing the Act’s scope or substantive rules."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow textual scope: single substantive operative clause designating one employer (section 2).","Depends on cross-references to other statutes (Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988 subsection 3(1)(d) and Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 section 21) to determine full legal effect.","Effect is administrative rather than substantive — the Determination does not set rates, duties or timelines, so understanding obligations requires consulting the parent Act.","Relies on ministerial exercise of power (preamble), so legal effect depends on the statutory framework for designations rather than provisions in the instrument itself.","Potential for factual interpretation (who counts as 'members of the staff' and whether the Central Land Council meets the description in section 21) which may require administrative or legal clarification."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination, made by the Minister of State for Finance, names the Central Land Council as a \"designated employer\" under the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988, so its staff are treated as covered by that Act.  \n\nIt does not change substantive superannuation rules or payment rates — it only brings the Council and its employees within the Act’s administrative, payment and compliance framework, with costs and entitlements determined by the Act itself."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination performs exactly the narrow function intended by its enabling provision (subsection 3(1) of the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988): designating specific employers to be covered by the Act. It has not expanded beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (section 2) with no conditional logic","No defined terms beyond those referenced from the parent Act","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the citation of the enabling Act and the Aboriginal Land Rights Act","Total length: 2 substantive sections","Straightforward declaratory language with no exceptions or exemptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal instrument from 1990 that names the **Central Land Council** as a \"designated employer\" under the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The **Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988** is a law that set up a special superannuation (retirement savings) scheme for certain Commonwealth employees and employees of specific organisations.\n- A \"designated employer\" is an organisation that is legally required to participate in this scheme and make contributions for its eligible staff.\n- This Determination adds the **Central Land Council** (an Aboriginal land council in the Northern Territory established under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976) to the list of designated employers.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Members of staff employed by the Central Land Council.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- It ensures that staff of the Central Land Council receive the productivity benefit superannuation contributions required by the 1988 Act, giving them the same retirement benefits as other Commonwealth-related employees covered by the scheme."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-designated-employer-determination-no-1","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-designated-employer-determination-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-designated-employer-determination-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-designated-employer-determination-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-designated-employer-determination-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-productivity-benefit-designated-employer-determination-no-1/documents"}}