Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Further MySuper and Transparency Measures) Bill 2012

Type
Government
Portfolio
Treasury
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the: Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 to: require registrable superannuation entities to elect not to charge commissions in respect of amounts held in a MySuper product; make rules governing the charging for financial advice including intrafund advice and the general fee rules to apply to regulated superannuation funds and approved deposit funds; require trustees to transfer certain existing balances of members to MySuper; and require trustees to obtain authorisation from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to operate an eligible rollover fund; Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 and Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 to: require trustees to provide minimum levels of life and total and permanent disability insurance to members on an opt-out basis; and allow exceptions from MySuper for members of defined benefit funds; Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998, Corporations Act 2001, Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001 and Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 to: expand the coverage of APRA’s data collection; enable the publication of MySuper product data; and require certain information to be published; Fair Work Act 2009, Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 and Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 to allow only funds that offer a MySuper product and exempt public sector superannuation schemes to be eligible as default funds in modern awards and enterprise agreements; and Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997, Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 and Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 to make consequential amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 19 Sep 2012
Second reading moved 19 Sep 2012
Second reading debate 26 Nov 2012
Second reading debate 28 Nov 2012
Second reading agreed to 28 Nov 2012
Consideration in detail debate
  • Amendment details: 17 Government agreed to
28 Nov 2012
Third reading agreed to 28 Nov 2012
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 29 Nov 2012
Second reading moved 29 Nov 2012
Second reading debate 29 Nov 2012
Second reading agreed to 29 Nov 2012
Third reading agreed to 29 Nov 2012
Text of bill as passed both Houses 29 Nov 2012
Assent
  • Act no.: 171
  • Year: 2012
03 Dec 2012

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Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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Text of bill

  • First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
  • Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
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Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
  • Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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