Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Service Providers and Other Governance Measures) Bill 2012

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Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Service Providers and Other Governance Measures) Bill 2012

5 February 2013

© Commonwealth of Australia 2013
ISBN 978-1-74229-746-0

View the report as a single document - (PDF 530KB)


View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Members of the Committee (PDF 72KB)
 
Duties of the Committee (PDF 34KB)
 
Abbreviations (PDF 8KB)
 
List of recommendations (PDF 16KB)
 
Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF 80KB)

Conduct of the inquiry
Structure of the report
Background to the Stronger Super reforms

 
Chapter 2 - Amendments related to director liability and dispute resolution mechanisms (PDF 97KB)

Requirement to seek leave of the court for actions for breaches of directors' duties
Defences available to trustees and directors
Increased time limit for lodging complaints with the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal
Reasons for decisions made on a complaint

 
Chapter 3 - Infringement notices (PDF 96KB)

Overview of the proposed infringement notice regime
Level of detail to be included in the notice
Prohibiting indemnification from the assets of the fund
Scope of future infringement notice provisions
Is APRA the appropriate regulator?
APRA's approach to issuing infringement notices
Committee view
Drafting issues

 
Chapter 4 - Service providers, the remaining provisions of the bill and the committee's conclusions (PDF 144KB)

Overriding requirements to use a specified service provider
Dual regulated entities
Restricting voting prohibitions
Other and consequential amendments
Evidence from stakeholders on other aspects of the MySuper legislative package
Concluding comments

 
Additional Comments by Coalition Members (PDF 84KB)

Independent directors
Ban on caps for administration fees
Views of industry stakeholders
Conclusion – current ban on fee caps (remaining from Tranche I Bill)

 
Appendix 1 - Submissions (PDF 6KB)
 
Appendix 2 - Public hearings and witnesses (PDF 8KB)

Melbourne, 22 January 2013

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3583
Fax: +61 2 6277 5719
Email: corporations.joint@aph.gov.au