{"id":"F2012L01318","name":"Superannuation (PSS) Productivity Contribution (2012-2013) Determination 2012","slug":"superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2012-2013-determination-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":163249,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01318-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (PSS) Productivity Contribution (2012-2013) Determination 2012","content":"Superannuation (PSS)\n\nProductivity Contribution\n\n(2012-2013) Determination 2012\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nI, STEPHEN PAUL WHITTON, Director, Australian Public Sector Payments and Entitlements, Position No. 44, and Delegate of Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, pursuant to rule 4.3.3 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 20 June 2012\n\nS WHITTON\n\nDelegate of Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\n  \n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Superannuation (PSS) Productivity Contribution (2012-2013) Determination 2012.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis determination shall take effect from and including 1 July 2012.\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 2012, 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 $2,000.67 $60.02\n\n$2,000.67 or more but less than The amount that is 3% of the\n\n$3,223.33 employee’s fortnightly rate of\n\nsalary\n\n$3,223.33 or more but less than $96.70\n\n$4,835.00\n\n$4,835.00 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":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly its intended function: annually updating the productivity contribution rates for the PSS scheme. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of setting dollar amounts for a specific financial year."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 3 operative sections)","No defined terms section - relies entirely on external references (PSS Rules, Superannuation Act 1990)","Simple conditional logic (four-tiered salary threshold table)","Single purpose: updating dollar amounts in an existing legislative framework","No nested exceptions or cross-references beyond the basic reference to Rule 4.3.3"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the 2012–13 productivity contribution amounts for members of the PSS, updating the table that determines extra employer superannuation payments based on fortnightly salary. It applies a sliding scale of fixed-amount and percentage bands to calculate contributions.\n\nIt affects current and former Australian Public Service employees in the PSS and matters because these are additional, negotiated employer contributions above the standard superannuation guarantee."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Determination changes contribution amounts and thresholds for the 2012–2013 year but does not alter who is covered or eligibility under the PSS Rules. It operates by substituting figures into the existing Rule 4.3.2 table (made under Rule 4.3.3), so the instrument modifies rates only, not the scope of the scheme."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, time-limited change: substitutes numerical amounts for one financial year (commencement 1 July 2012).","Depends on existing PSS Rules (Rule 4.3.2 table and delegate power under Rule 4.3.3) rather than creating new legal categories.","Tiered calculation methods: a mix of fixed-dollar amounts and percentage-of-salary bands requires simple arithmetic per pay cycle.","Administrative impact on payroll systems to implement updated thresholds and percentage calculations.","Low statutory drafting complexity and limited discretion in the text — numbers, not open-ended obligations."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets the fortnightly \"productivity contribution\" amounts PSS members must pay for the 2012–2013 financial year by substituting new figures into the existing PSS Rules table. It prescribes fixed-dollar contributions for lower/mid pay bands and percentage-based contributions for higher bands, and takes effect from 1 July 2012. The change is made by a Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation delegate and alters employee payroll deductions and employer payroll calculation work without changing who is covered by the PSS Rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2012-2013-determination-2012","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2012-2013-determination-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2012-2013-determination-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2012-2013-determination-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2012-2013-determination-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2012-2013-determination-2012/documents"}}