{"id":"F2025L00578","name":"Superannuation (PSS) Productivity Contribution (2025-2026) Determination 2025","slug":"superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2025-2026-determination-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":106372,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2025L00578-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Superannuation (PSS) Productivity Contribution (2025-2026) Determination 2025","content":"Superannuation (PSS)\n\nProductivity Contribution\n\n(2025-2026) Determination 2025\n\n![This object is just decorative and gives a line break between rest of content ](image.001.png)\n\nI, ADAM NETTHEIM, Chief Customer Officer, 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 06 May 2025\n\nA NETTHEIM\n\nDelegate of Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation\n\n![This object is just decorative and gives a line break between rest of content ](image.002.png)\n\n  \n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Superannuation (PSS) Productivity Contribution (2025-2026) Determination 2025.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis determination shall take effect on 1 July 2025.\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 2025, 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![This line break is just meant to divide up table content and be decorative. There is no other purpose for this.](image.003.png)\n\nLess than $2,961.33 $88.84\n\n$2,961.33 or more but less than The amount that is 3% of the\n\n$4,771.33 employee’s fortnightly rate of\n\nsalary\n\n$4,771.33 or more but less than $143.14\n\n$7,157.00\n\n$7,157.00 or more The amount that is 2% of the\n\nemployee’s fortnightly rate of\n\nsalary\n\n![This line break is just meant to divide up table content and be decorative. There is no other purpose for this.](image.003.png)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the function it was designed for: annually updating the productivity contribution rates for the PSS scheme. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of setting these specific dollar amounts."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 3 operative sections)","No defined terms section — relies entirely on external references (PSS Rules, Superannuation Act 1990)","Single mechanical operation: substituting dollar values in an existing table","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward tabular structure with four salary bands"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets the 2025–26 productivity contribution rates for PSS members — the extra superannuation the government pays — by fortnightly earnings band (including flat rates for lower/upper‑middle bands and percentage rates for middle and highest bands). It affects current and former Australian Government employees in the closed PSS scheme and ensures the legally mandated top‑ups that help fund defined‑benefit pensions and maintain scheme sustainability."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not alter who is covered by the PSS Rules; it only updates the contribution amounts and percentage bands in the existing Rule 4.3.2 table for the 2025–26 year (made under rule 4.3.3 and the Deed). It therefore changes contribution levels, not the scheme's scope or eligibility."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument: substitutes a table of contribution rates for one financial year (straightforward structure).","Numeric banding with mixed rate types: some bands use fixed fortnightly amounts and others use percentage-of-salary (raises calculation/implementation detail needs).","References to PSS Rules and the Deed (Rule 4.3.2 and Rule 4.3.3, and the Schedule to the Deed under s.4 of the Superannuation Act 1990) require administrators to apply this within existing rule framework.","Clear commencement date (1 July 2025) creates a discrete operational deadline for payroll and systems changes.","Potential administrative questions at band boundaries and in payroll rounding/fortnightly calculation (implicit implementation burden) though not addressed in the text."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination updates the fortnightly productivity contribution table that applies under the PSS Rules for the 2025–26 financial year by substituting new fixed amounts and percentage bands for salary brackets. It takes effect on 1 July 2025 under rule 4.3.3 and the Deed. It affects members of the PSS and the administrators who must apply these rates, changing the fortnightly contribution applied by salary band."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2025-2026-determination-2025","history":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2025-2026-determination-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2025-2026-determination-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2025-2026-determination-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2025-2026-determination-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/superannuation-pss-productivity-contribution-2025-2026-determination-2025/documents"}}