{"id":"F2019L00717","name":"Superannuation (PSS) Productivity Contribution (2019-2020) Determination 2019","slug":"superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2019-2020-determination-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99322,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L00717-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (PSS) Productivity Contribution (2019-2020) Determination 2019","content":"Superannuation (PSS)\n\nProductivity Contribution\n\n(2019\\-2020) Determination 2019\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nI, ADAM SCOTT NETTHEIM, Head of Scheme Operations, Scheme Administration, 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 30 May 2019\n\nA NETTHEIM\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 (2019\\-2020) Determination 2019.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis determination commences on 1 July 2019.\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 2019, 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 $2,408.00 $72.24\n\n$2,408.00 or more but less than The amount that is 3% of the\n\n$3,879.33 employee’s fortnightly rate of\n\nsalary\n\n$3,879.33 or more but less than $116.38\n\n$5,819.00\n\n$5,819.00 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: setting annual productivity contribution rates for the PSS scheme. It has not expanded beyond its original narrow purpose of updating the dollar amounts in the contribution table for the specified financial year."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 3 operative sections)","No defined terms section (relies entirely on external PSS Rules and Superannuation Act 1990)","Simple conditional logic (four-tiered salary threshold table)","Single cross-reference to Rule 4.3.3 of the PSS Rules","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions","Purely mathematical/tabular content with clear salary brackets"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets the 2019–20 dollar amounts for productivity contributions under the Public Sector Superannuation (PSS) scheme, updating the table that determines extra employer superannuation payments for members based on salary.\n\nIt applies to current and former Australian Government employees who are PSS members and matters because these productivity contributions form a significant part of members’ superannuation benefits and must be adjusted each year to ensure correct payments."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not expand or narrow who is covered by the PSS. It replaces the amounts in the existing Rule 4.3.2 for the financial year beginning 1 July 2019, so the substantive scope of coverage remains unchanged (preamble; section 3)."},"complexity_factors":["Tiered rate table combining fixed amounts and percentage calculations (section 3)","Multiple precise fortnightly salary thresholds requiring exact payroll treatment (section 3)","Single-year applicability with a defined commencement date (section 2)","Made by a delegated decision-maker under the PSS Rules (preamble referencing rule 4.3.3)","Operational compliance burden on payroll and scheme administration to substitute the table in Rule 4.3.2 (section 3)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets the fortnightly productivity contribution amounts that apply to PSS members for the 2019–2020 financial year. It substitutes a table of four salary bands — using fixed fortnightly amounts for the lowest and mid-high bands and percentage-based contributions (3% or 2%) for other bands — calculated from the employee’s fortnightly salary (section 3). The instrument was made by the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation delegate under rule 4.3.3 and takes effect from 1 July 2019 (preamble; section 2)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2019-2020-determination-2019","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2019-2020-determination-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2019-2020-determination-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2019-2020-determination-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2019-2020-determination-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2019-2020-determination-2019/documents"}}