{"id":"F2018L00649","name":"Superannuation (PSS) Maximum Benefits (2018-2019) Determination 2018","slug":"superannuation-pss-maximum-benefits-2018-2019-determination-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100073,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L00649-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (PSS) Maximum Benefits (2018-2019) Determination 2018","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nSuperannuation (PSS)\n\nMaximum Benefits (2018-2019)\n\nDetermination 2018\n\n \n\n \n\n![](image.001.png) \n\nI, STEPHEN PAUL WHITTON, Senior Manager, Quality, Knowledge and Change, Delegate of Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, pursuant to rules 5.6.5 and 5.7.7 of the PSS Rules, in the Schedule to the Deed in force under section 4 of the Superannuation Act 1990, DETERMINE as follows:\n\n \n\nDated   16 May 2018\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nS WHITTON\n\nDelegate of Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation\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\n1 Name of Determination\n\n \n\nThis Determination is the Superannuation (PSS) Maximum Benefits\n\n(2018-2019) Determination 2018.\n\n \n\n \n\n2 Commencement\n\n \n\n  This determination takes effect on 1 July 2018.     \n\n \n\n \n\n3 Maximum Benefits – Lump Sums\n\n \n\nFor rule 5.6.5 of the PSS Rules, the table in rule 5.6.1 has effect, for the financial year starting on 1 July 2018, as if the amounts specified in the following table were substituted for the amounts specified in that table:\n\n \n\n- Table – Maximum Benefits\n- Average Salary Maximum Benefit\n- Less than $73,500.00 $735,000.00\n- $73,500.00 and over 10 times average salary\n\n\n \n\n \n\n4                    Maximum Benefits – AFP Lump Sums\n\n \n\nFor rule 5.7.7 of the PSS Rules, the table in rule 5.7.1 has effect, for the financial year starting on 1 July 2018, as if the amounts specified in the following table were substituted for the amounts specified in that table:\n\n \n\n- Table – AFP Preliminary Maximum Benefits – Lump Sums\n- Average Salary Preliminary Maximum Benefit\n- Less than $73,500.00 $735,000.00\n- $73,500.00 and over 10 times average salary\n\n\n5                     Maximum Benefits – AFP Pensions\n\n \n\nFor rule 5.7.7 of the PSS Rules, the table in rule 5.7.2 has effect, for the financial year starting on 1 July 2018, as if the amounts specified in the following table were substituted for the amounts specified in that table:\n\n \n\n- Table – AFP Preliminary Maximum Benefits – Pensions\n- Final Average Salary PreliminaryMaximum Benefit\n- Less than $73,500.00 $1,029,000.00\n- $73,500.00 and over 14 times average salary\n\n\n \n\n \n","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 determination performs exactly the function it was designed for: annually updating the monetary caps in the PSS Rules for a specific financial year. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of setting maximum benefit limits."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (5 sections, ~1 page)","Only 2 defined terms implicitly used ('average salary' and 'final average salary' — both defined in the parent PSS Rules, not here)","Simple substitution mechanism: replaces dollar figures in existing tables","No nested conditions or exceptions — just straightforward threshold tests ($73,500 boundary)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent PSS Rules (rules 5.6.5, 5.6.1, 5.7.7, 5.7.1, 5.7.2)","Mathematical formula is elementary (10x or 14x multiplier)"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination fixes 2018–19 dollar caps on lump sums and pensions payable under the Public Sector Superannuation (PSS) scheme. It sets lump-sum limits for APS members ($735,000 or 10× average salary) and for AFP members the same lump-sum cap plus a pension cap ($1,029,000 or 14× average salary) depending on salary thresholds.\n\nThe caps limit the government’s liability under this defined‑benefit scheme and determine retirees’ maximum payouts for 2018–19."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not change who is covered or the substantive rules governing benefits; it only substitutes updated monetary limits for the 2018–19 year into the existing PSS Rules (see sections 3–5)."},"complexity_factors":["Simple numeric substitutions of benefit caps for a single financial year (sections 3–5).","Different caps for categories: general PSS lump sums, AFP lump sums, and AFP pensions.","Some caps tied to ‘average salary’ or ‘final average salary’ multipliers, requiring salary calculation.","Annual update mechanism via delegated determination (delegate discretion limited to numeric values).","No new eligibility rules, conditions, or procedural changes; administrative application only."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination updates the monetary caps that limit PSS retirement benefits for the 2018–19 financial year, substituting new lump‑sum and AFP lump‑sum and pension limits (some expressed as multiples of average salary). It takes effect 1 July 2018. \n\nIt is made by a delegate of the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation under rules 5.6.5 and 5.7.7. The caps constrain what members and AFP pensioners can receive and require administrators to apply these limits when calculating benefit payments (see rules cited, and sections 2–5)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-maximum-benefits-2018-2019-determination-2018","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-maximum-benefits-2018-2019-determination-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-maximum-benefits-2018-2019-determination-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-maximum-benefits-2018-2019-determination-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-maximum-benefits-2018-2019-determination-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-maximum-benefits-2018-2019-determination-2018/documents"}}