{"id":"F2005L01915","name":"Superannuation (PSS) Productivity Contribution (2005-2006) Determination 2005","slug":"superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2005-2006-determination-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":36121,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L01915-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (PSS) Productivity Contribution (2005-2006) Determination 2005","content":"Superannuation (PSS) Productivity Contribution (2005\\-2006) Determination 2005\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nI, MICHAEL JOHN SIMPSON, Manager of the Civilian Defined Benefit Schemes Administration Section, Commonwealth Superannuation Administration, Position No. 44, and Delegate of the PSS Board, pursuant to rule 4.3.3 of the PSS Rules, DETERMINE as follows:\n\nDated this twenty-ninth day of June 2005\n\nM. Simpson\n\nDelegate of the PSS Board\n\n![](image.002.png)  \n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Superannuation (PSS) Productivity Contributions (2005\\-2006) Determination 2005.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis determination shall take effect from and including 1 July 2005.\n\n3 Productivity Contributions\n\nFor Rule 4.3.3 of the PSS Rules, the table in Rule 4.3.2 has effect, for the financial year starting on 1 July 2005, as if the amounts specified in the following table were substituted for the amounts specified in that table:\n\nTable\n\nFortnightly rate of salary Fortnightly productivity\n\ncontribution\n\n![](image.003.png)\n\nLess than $1 473.33 $44.20\n\n$1 473.33 or more, but less The amount that is 3% of the\n\nthan $2 374.00 employee’s fortnightly rate of\n\nsalary\n\n$2 374.00 or more, but less $71.22\n\nthan $3 561.00\n\n$3 561.00 or more The amount that is 2% of the\n\nemployee’s fortnightly rate of\n\nsalary\n\n![](image.003.png)\n\n4 Revocation\n\nThe PSS (Productivity Contribution Rates) Determination No 1, as amended, is revoked.\n\n![](image.004.png)\n\nNote:","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument replaces the previous productivity contribution rates for the PSS by substituting new amounts into the Rules' rate table (cl.3) and revokes the earlier Determination (cl.4). Its scope is limited to setting fortnightly contribution amounts for the 2005–06 financial year and does not on its face change who is covered by the PSS Rules or other substantive Rule provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Dependency on external PSS Rules (rule 4.3.2 and rule 4.3.3): the Determination substitutes amounts into an existing table in the Rules rather than creating a standalone scheme (preamble; cl.3).","Mixed contribution bases: some salary bands use fixed fortnightly dollar amounts while others use percentage-of-pay calculations (cl.3), increasing calculation complexity for payroll.","Clear salary thresholds: precise fortnightly salary calculation is required to determine which band applies (cl.3), creating edge-case and rounding considerations.","Administrative action and delegation: a delegate of the PSS Board makes the determination under delegated authority, concentrating initial decision-making power in an administrative officer (preamble).","Revocation of prior instrument: the Determination expressly revokes the earlier PSS (Productivity Contribution Rates) Determination No 1, requiring administrators to replace an existing schedule (cl.4)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets the fortnightly productivity contribution rates that PSS members must pay for the 2005–06 year, effective 1 July 2005, and replaces the prior rates. It prescribes fixed-dollar contributions for lower and some middle salary bands and percentage-based contributions (3% or 2%) for other bands (cl.3).\n\nEmployees fund these contributions through payroll; the PSS Board delegate made the change under rule 4.3.3. Employers/administrators must update payroll calculations, shifting payment burdens between flat amounts and percentage-based rates."},"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 productivity contribution rates for the PSS scheme. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of setting these specific dollar amounts for the 2005-2006 financial year."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (4 sections, approximately 250 words)","Only 1 defined term implicitly referenced (PSS Rules)","Simple substitution mechanism: replaces amounts in an existing table","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond basic salary thresholds","Single cross-reference to Rule 4.3.3 and Rule 4.3.2 of the PSS Rules","Straightforward revocation of previous instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes the extra “productivity” superannuation contributions employers must pay into the Public Sector Superannuation (PSS) fund for 2005–06, calculated by an employee’s fortnightly earnings (low, middle, higher and top bands with flat-dollar or percentage rates). It applies to Commonwealth/PSS members and their employers.\n\nIt matters because these amounts form part of PSS retirement benefits, are updated annually for wage changes, and replace the prior year’s determination."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2005-2006-determination-2005","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2005-2006-determination-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2005-2006-determination-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2005-2006-determination-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2005-2006-determination-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2005-2006-determination-2005/documents"}}