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  • Date
    26 Nov 1998 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasurer's portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    13 Feb 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Superannuation (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1991
    to: increase the maximum levy payable by a trustee of a self managed superannuation fund for an income year from $200 to $300, effective from the 2013-14 financial year; and make consequential amendments; and
    Superannuation (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) Taxation Act 1987
    to: provide that the levy payable for a year of income is due and payable on a day specified in the regulations; and make consequential amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    29 Nov 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Income Tax Rates Amendment (Unlawful Payments from Regulated Superannuation Funds) Bill 2012, the bill amends the:
    Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
    to provide for civil and criminal penalties for persons who promote a scheme that has resulted, or is likely to result, in the illegal early release of superannuation benefits;
    Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006
    to require that superannuation benefits that are rolled over into self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) are captured as a designated service; and
    Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
    and
    Taxation Administration Act 1953
    to provide for administrative directions and penalties for contraventions relating to SMSFs. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    07 Dec 2000 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    11 Oct 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    ,
    Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003
    and
    Taxation Administration Act 1953
    to implement the Arrangement on Trans-Tasman Retirement Savings Portability to enable Australians and New Zealanders to transfer retirement savings between the two countries. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    03 Nov 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Establishes a framework for the introduction of a default superannuation product (MySuper) to replace existing default products by amending the:
    Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
    to: define MySuper superannuation products; limit regulated superannuation funds to offering only one MySuper product, except in certain circumstances; allow registrable superannuation entity licensees to apply to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority for authorisation to offer a MySuper product; set out rules on the payment of contributions and account transfers for MySuper products; and set out fees that can be charged to members of a MySuper product; and
    Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992
    to provide that employers make superannuation guarantee contributions on behalf of employees who do not have a chosen fund to a fund that offers a MySuper product. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    28 Jun 2001 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    19 Sep 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    12 Feb 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Amends 7 Acts in relation to Commonwealth civilian and Australian Defence Force superannuation schemes as a consequence of new legislative arrangements for splitting superannuation on marriage breakdown. The bill provides for a framework within each relevant superannuation scheme for dealing with an agreement made by separating parties or a Family Court order that provides for an amount of the member’s superannuation to be allocated and paid to the member’s former spouse. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    06 Jul 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997
    and
    Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
    to transfer the administration of making determinations relating to the early release of superannuation benefits on compassionate grounds to the Chief Executive Medicare; and
    Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998
    to provide that the administration of making determinations relating to the early release of superannuation benefits on compassionate grounds continues to be funded by superannuation industry levies. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum