{"id":"F2007L01767","name":"Superannuation (PSS) Maximum Benefits (2007-2008) Determination 2007","slug":"superannuation-pss-maximum-benefits-2007-2008-determination-2007","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":66513,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L01767-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (PSS) Maximum Benefits (2007-2008) Determination 2007","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Superannuation (CSS)\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nSuperannuation (PSS)\n\nMaximum Benefits (2007-2008) Determination 2007\n\n \n\n \n\n~~Select Legislative Instrument 200~~~~7~~~~No.~~\n\n![](image.001.png) \n\nI,  MATTHEW ARTHUR CASTLE, Manager of the Australian Public ~~Service~~ ==Sector== Defined Benefit Schemes, Commonwealth Superannuation Administration, Position No. 44, and Delegate of ~~the~~ ~~PSS Board~~==Austra====lian Reward Investment Alliance====,== ~~,~~ pursuant to rules B5.6.5 and B5.7.7 of Section B of the PSS Rules, DETERMINE as follows:\n\n \n\n \n\nDated==7 June== 2007\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n==M CASTLE==\n\nDelegate of ~~the~~ ~~P~~~~SS Board~~==A====ustralian== ==R====eward== ==I====nvestment== ==A====lliance==\n\n![](image.002.png) \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1 Name of Determination\n\n \n\nThis Determination is the Superannuation (PSS) Maximum Benefits\n\n(2007-2008) Determination 2007.\n\n \n\n \n\n2 Commencement\n\n \n\n  This determination shall take effect from and including 1 July 2007.     \n\n \n\n \n\n3 Maximum Benefits – Lump Sums\n\n \n\nFor rules B5.6.5 and B5.7.7 of the PSS Rules, the tables in rules B5.6.1 and B5.7.1 have effect, for the financial year starting on 1 July 2007, as if the amounts specified in the following table were substituted for the amounts specified in those tables:\n\n \n\n \n\n- TableMaximum Benefits\n- Average Salary Maximum Benefit\n- Less than $51,010 $408,080\n- $51,010 or more but less than $81,610 8 times average salary\n- $81,610 or more But less than $151,500 $163,220plus 6 times average salary\n- $151,500 or more $617,720plus 3 times average salary\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n4 Maximum Benefits – Pensions\n\n \n\nFor rule B5.7.7 of the PSS Rules, the table in rule B5.7.2 have effect, for the financial year starting on 1 July 2007, as if the amounts specified in the following table were substituted for the amounts specified in that table:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n- TableAFP Preliminary Maximum BenefitsPensions\n- Final Average Salary Preliminary Maximum Benefit\n- Less than $51,010 $573,863\n- $51,010 or morebut less than $81,610 11.25 times average salary\n- $81,610 or morebut less than $151,500 $244,830plus 8.25 times average salary\n- $151,500 or more $699,330plus 5.25 times average salary\n\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly its intended function: annually updating indexed maximum benefit amounts for the PSS scheme. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of setting dollar limits for the 2007-2008 financial year."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (4 sections, ~1 page of substantive content)","Only 2 operative provisions (sections 3 and 4) containing substitution tables","No defined terms section (relies on external 'PSS Rules' definitions)","Simple conditional logic: four-tiered salary brackets with straightforward arithmetic formulas","No cross-references beyond citations to specific rule numbers in the parent PSS Rules","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates the dollar caps on lump-sum and pension payments from the Public Sector Superannuation (PSS) scheme for the 2007–08 year. It affects existing PSS members and preserved-benefit holders and adjusts the indexed limits used to calculate maximum retirement or exit benefits.\n\nBy setting these ceilings, it prevents very high‑income public servants from receiving unlimited PSS payouts and keeps benefit caps aligned with wage growth."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination does not alter who is covered or the kinds of benefits the PSS pays; it substitutes updated monetary caps and salary‑based formulas for the financial year beginning 1 July 2007. It operates under rules B5.6.5 and B5.7.7 and takes effect from 1 July 2007 (secs 2–4 and preamble)."},"complexity_factors":["Numeric banding and piecewise formulas for different final average salary ranges (secs 3–4).","Separate tables and different multiplier/offset rules for lump sums and pensions (secs 3 and 4).","Direct cross‑reference to multiple PSS Rules (B5.6.1, B5.6.5, B5.7.1, B5.7.7, B5.7.2) requiring administrators to substitute amounts into existing rule text (secs 3–4).","Delegated administrative decision‑maker signs the instrument (preamble), so implementation and interpretation rest with scheme administrators.","Fixed commencement date creates an immediate application window (sec 2) and requires one‑off recalculations for benefit estimates and ongoing payment caps.","Low legal ambiguity (numbers are explicit) but practical complexity for payroll/superannuation systems to apply new caps across member cohorts."],"plain_english_summary":"Updates the PSS maximum benefit caps for the 2007–08 financial year by substituting new dollar amounts and salary‑based formulas for lump‑sum and pension caps in the PSS Rules. It requires the PSS administrator (under the delegate’s determination) to apply these substituted maximums when calculating payments to members (secs 2–4)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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