{"id":"F2016L01012","name":"Superannuation (PSS) Productivity Contribution (2016-2017) Determination 2016","slug":"superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2016-2017-determination-2016","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":129672,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L01012-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (PSS) Productivity Contribution (2016-2017) Determination 2016","content":"Superannuation (PSS)\n\nProductivity Contribution\n\n(2016\\-2017) Determination 2016\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 1 June 2016\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 (2016\\-2017) Determination 2016.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis determination shall take effect on 1 July 2016.\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 2016, 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 $2,250.00 $67.50\n\n$2,250.00 or more but less than The amount that is 3% of the\n\n$3,624.67 employee’s fortnightly rate of\n\nsalary\n\n$3,624.67 or more but less than $108.74\n\n$5,437.00\n\n$5,437.00 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 the function it was designed for: setting annual productivity contribution rates for the PSS scheme. It is a routine annual update with no expansion beyond the original legislative intent."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 3 operative sections)","No defined terms section — relies entirely on external references (PSS Rules, Superannuation Act 1990)","Simple substitution mechanism: replaces amounts in an existing table","Single condition: applies only to the 2016-2017 financial year","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","Mathematical calculation is straightforward (percentage of salary with dollar thresholds)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the employer-paid productivity contribution rates for 2016–17 for APS employees who remain in the closed PSS defined‑benefit scheme. It prescribes how much extra superannuation employers must pay into a member’s PSS account based on fortnightly salary (using percentage rates plus floor and cap levels).\n\nIt matters because these contributions help fund guaranteed retirement benefits for PSS members and affect the size of their final pension."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument replaces monetary amounts in the existing contribution table for a defined financial year. It does not change who is covered, eligibility criteria, or the underlying contribution mechanism — only the quantum and banding of contributions."},"complexity_factors":["Numeric rate schedule with clear salary bands and formulae (fixed dollar or percentage) — straightforward to apply.","Relies on cross-reference to existing PSS Rules 4.3.2 and 4.3.3 to determine legal effect, so implementers must consult those rules.","Precision of band thresholds and percentages (decimal amounts) creates minor payroll rounding and threshold‑determination tasks.","No new definitions, discretionary powers, or novel compliance regimes introduced — limited interpretive issues."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets the fortnightly productivity contribution rates PSS members must pay for the 2016–17 financial year, effective 1 July 2016. It substitutes new amounts into the contribution table specified under Rule 4.3.2 (pursuant to rule 4.3.3) of the PSS Rules.\n\nEmployees who are PSS members pay the specified deductions (fixed-dollar amounts in some salary bands and percentage rates in others); the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation delegate authorised the figures. Mechanically it changes members’ take‑home pay and requires payrolls to apply the new bands and calculations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2016-2017-determination-2016","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2016-2017-determination-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2016-2017-determination-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2016-2017-determination-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2016-2017-determination-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2016-2017-determination-2016/documents"}}