Fair Work Amendment (Recovering Unpaid Superannuation) Bill 2017

Type
Private
Sponsor(s)
SHARKIE, Rebekha, MP
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Not Proceeding
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the: Fair Work Act 2009 to: allow for minimum standards under the National Employment Standards to relate to superannuation contributions; and require employers to provide information to employees in relation to employer superannuation contributions for each pay period; Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 to: clarify that amounts contributed to a superannuation fund by an employee or Retirement Savings Account under a salary sacrifice arrangement are not employer contributions; remove the current exemption for employers not to make superannuation contributions to employees who are paid less than $450 in a calendar month; remove certain restrictions on choice of superannuation fund; and provide for a review of employers’ compliance with superannuation payment obligations by the Commissioner of Taxation; Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 to create a duty for trustees of superannuation entities to take reasonable steps to notify their members when it could reasonably have expected them to have received a contribution from an employer, but did not; and Taxation Administration Act 1953 to require additional information to be provided to the commissioner in annual member information statements.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 11 Sep 2017
Second reading moved 11 Sep 2017
Removed from the Notice Paper in accordance with (SO 42) 22 May 2018

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Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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Text of bill

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Explanatory memoranda

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  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
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