{"id":"F2011L01366","name":"Superannuation (PSS) Productivity Contribution (2011-2012) Determination 2011","slug":"superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2011-2012-determination-2011","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":125636,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L01366-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (PSS) Productivity Contribution (2011-2012) Determination 2011","content":"Superannuation (PSS)\n\nProductivity Contribution\n\n(2011-2012) Determination 2011\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nI, STEVE WHITTON, Director, Australian Public Sector Payments and Entitlements, Position No. 44, and Delegate of Australian Reward Investment Alliance, 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\nDated 29 June 2011\n\nS WHITTON\n\nDelegate of Australian Reward Investment Alliance\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\n  \n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Superannuation (PSS) Productivity Contribution (2011-2012) Determination 2011.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis determination shall take effect from and including 1 July 2011.\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 2011, 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 $1,915.33 $57.46\n\n$1,915.33 or more, to under The amount that is 3% of the\n\n$3,086.00 employee’s fortnightly rate of\n\nsalary\n\n$3,086.00 or more, to under $92.58\n\n$4,629.00\n\n$4,629.00 or more The amount that is 2% of the\n\nemployee’s fortnightly rate of\n\nsalary\n\n![](image.003.png)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not change who is covered by the PSS or the Rules' structure; it only substitutes the numeric fortnightly contribution amounts/percentages in the existing Rule 4.3.2 table for the 2011–12 year, effective 1 July 2011, under the delegate's authority (Rules 5.6.5 and 5.7.7)."},"complexity_factors":["Simple substitution of rates into an existing PSS Rules table (low legal drafting complexity)","Mixture of fixed amounts and percentage-based rates across salary bands requires conditional payroll logic","Multiple salary thresholds introduce discontinuities at band boundaries (administrative edge cases)","Temporal scope limited to a single financial year—implementation window is short","Made by delegated official under specified PSS Rule powers (requires checking delegation limits)","No change to coverage or legal structure of PSS Rules—only numeric inputs altered"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination replaces the fortnightly productivity contribution rates used under the PSS Rules for the 2011–12 financial year, effective 1 July 2011. It prescribes four salary bands: two fixed fortnightly amounts ($57.46 and $92.58) and two bands calculated as a percentage of fortnightly salary (3% and 2%). The change affects PSS members (who bear the contributions) and payroll administrators (who must apply the new rates); it was made by a delegate under Rules 5.6.5 and 5.7.7."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly its intended function: setting annual productivity contribution amounts for the PSS scheme. It has not expanded beyond its original narrow purpose of updating the dollar figures and percentages for the 2011-2012 financial year."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 3 operative sections)","No defined terms section (relies on external PSS Rules)","Simple conditional logic (four-tiered salary threshold table)","Single cross-reference to Rule 4.3.3 and Rule 4.3.2 of the PSS Rules","No exceptions or nested conditions","Purely mathematical/quantitative content with clear salary brackets"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets the specific fortnightly productivity‑contribution rates (fixed amounts and percentage bands by salary range) that government employers must pay into PSS accounts for the 2011–2012 financial year. It applies to PSS members and their public‑sector employers, ensuring the correct extra superannuation payments are made for that year."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2011-2012-determination-2011","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2011-2012-determination-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2011-2012-determination-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2011-2012-determination-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2011-2012-determination-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2011-2012-determination-2011/documents"}}