{"id":"F2015L00760","name":"Superannuation (PSS) Productivity Contribution (2015-2016) Determination 2015","slug":"superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2015-2016-determination-2015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":128581,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L00760-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (PSS) Productivity Contribution (2015-2016) Determination 2015","content":"Superannuation (PSS)\n\nProductivity Contribution\n\n(2015\\-2016) Determination 2015\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nI, STEPHEN PAUL WHITTON, Director, APS Technical Team, 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 22 May 2015\n\nS WHITTON\n\nDelegate of Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\n  \n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Superannuation (PSS) Productivity Contribution (2015\\-2016) Determination 2015.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis determination shall take effect on 1 July 2015.\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 2015, 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 $2,215.33 $66.46\n\n$2,215.33 or more but less than The amount that is 3% of the\n\n$3,568.67 employee’s fortnightly rate of\n\nsalary\n\n$3,568.67 or more but less than $107.06\n\n$5,353.00\n\n$5,353.00 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":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No. The instrument substitutes new contribution amounts into the table referenced by Rule 4.3.2 for the 2015–16 year (made under Rule 4.3.3). It changes rates and banded thresholds only; it does not alter which persons the PSS covers or the underlying rule framework."},"complexity_factors":["Direct substitution of a single table (low structural complexity)","Cross-reference dependence on PSS Rules (Rule 4.3.2 and the power under Rule 4.3.3)","Piecewise calculation method (fixed amounts for some bands, percentage of salary for others)","Operational impact on payroll systems to implement band thresholds and percentage calculations","Decision taken by a named CSC delegate rather than by primary legislation (delegated administrative act)","Time-limited application tied to the 2015–16 financial year (commencement 1 July 2015)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination, made by a Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation delegate under PSS Rule 4.3.3, sets the fortnightly productivity contribution rates for PSS members for the 2015–16 year, effective 1 July 2015. \n\nIt substitutes a new table for the one in Rule 4.3.2, using a tiered schedule of fixed fortnightly amounts and percentage-based contributions (2% or 3%) tied to salary bands. Employers/administrators must apply these rates in payroll calculations."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination serves its original narrow purpose: setting annual productivity contribution amounts for the PSS scheme. It does not expand beyond this specific technical function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 3 operative sections)","No defined terms section (relies on external PSS Rules and Superannuation Act 1990)","Simple conditional logic (four-tiered salary thresholds with straightforward calculations)","Single cross-reference to Rule 4.3.3 and Rule 4.3.2 of the PSS Rules","No exceptions or nested conditions","Purely mathematical/tabular content with clear dollar amounts"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets the employer “productivity contribution” rates for the Public Sector Superannuation (PSS) scheme for 2015–16, specifying flat-dollar amounts or percentage rates depending on an employee’s fortnightly salary band. It affects current PSS members (closed to new entrants) and ensures employer contributions for that year are fixed to help maintain the scheme’s funding and members’ future benefits."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2015-2016-determination-2015","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2015-2016-determination-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2015-2016-determination-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2015-2016-determination-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2015-2016-determination-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2015-2016-determination-2015/documents"}}