Second Reading Speeches

Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Governance) Bill 2015

Type
Government
Portfolio
Treasury
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Not Proceeding
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the

Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
to require trustees of registrable superannuation entity licensees to have a minimum of one-third independent directors and an independent chair on their boards; and make consequential amendments; and the
Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011
to restructure the board of the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation by reducing the number of directors from eleven to nine and providing for the majority of the directors to be independent.

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