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• Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to implement the Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory framework, the bill: repeals the

  Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007

  and makes certain consequent saving and transitional arrangements; and amends the:

  Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976

  to: make amendments consequent on the repeal of the

  Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007

  ; and enable Land Councils, if requested to do so, to provide assistance to owners of community living areas;

  Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995

  to: provide that the restriction on prohibited material will continue, with the Minister for Indigenous Affairs responsible for determining to which areas this restriction applies; require the minister to review these restrictions after seven years; and provide for the sunset of the restriction of prohibited material provisions after ten years;

  Crimes Act 1914

  to enable customary law and cultural practice to be considered in bail and sentencing decisions for certain offences; and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to make an amendment consequent on the repeal of the

  Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to implement the Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory framework, the bill implements three measures relating to Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory by: providing for alcohol management plans to be approved by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and for the minister and the relevant Northern Territory minister to undertake a review within three years on whether alcohol-related harm among aboriginal people has reduced; enabling the Commonwealth to amend Northern Territory legislation by regulation relating to community living areas and town camps to enable private ownership in town camps and flexible long term leasing arrangements for business in community living areas; and providing for a community store licensing scheme to operate for a 10-year period to provide food security for Aboriginal communities. Also requires the minister to facilitate an independent review of the operation of the Act after seven years. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Auditor Registration Imposition Bill 2012

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  Date

  19 Sep 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Superannuation Laws Amendment (Capital Gains Tax Relief and Other Efficiency Measures) Bill 2012, the bill imposes fees on certain matters to recover the costs of establishing the self-managed superannuation fund auditor registration regime. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment Bill 2011

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  Date

  02 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 11 bills, the bill amends the

  Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992

  to: increase the superannuation guarantee age of an employee at which the superannuation guarantee no longer needs to be provided from 70 to 75 years of age; and incrementally increase the superannuation guarantee charge percentage from 9 per cent to reach 12 per cent in the 2019-20 financial year. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Laws Amendment (Capital Gains Tax Relief and Other Efficiency Measures) Bill 2012

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  Date

  19 Sep 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Superannuation Auditor Registration Imposition Bill 2012, the bill amends: the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 6) Act 2010

  to reinstate the temporary loss relief for merging superannuation funds with certain modifications; the

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to introduce a registration regime for auditors of self-managed superannuation funds; the

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to expand the information required to be reported by superannuation providers to the Commissioner of Taxation; the

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  and

  Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997

  to facilitate the electronic transmission of payments and associated information between certain funds, schemes and providers by providing for a register to be kept by the Commissioner of Taxation; and five Acts to make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish governance arrangements for Commonwealth superannuation schemes, the bill amends 35 Acts and the Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 to make amendments consequential upon, and transitional to, the proposed

  ComSuper Act 2011

  and

  Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Early Release of Superannuation) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  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

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

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  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

• Superannuation Legislation Amendment (MySuper Core Provisions) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  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

• Superannuation Legislation Amendment (New Zealand Arrangement) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  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