Parliamentary Superannuation Amendment (Removal of Excessive Super) Bill 2009

Type: Private
Sponsor: FIELDING, Sen Steve
Originating house: Senate
Status: Not Proceeding
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Amends the
Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948
to: terminate the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Scheme; require existing scheme members to choose a complying superannuation fund in line with the arrangements applying to new parliamentarians since 2004; and require the Commonwealth to pay into the complying superannuation funds chosen by members their respective commuted superannuation benefits and ongoing superannuation contributions.

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Progress

Senate
14 May 2009	Introduced and read a first time
14 May 2009	Second reading moved
28 Sep 2010	Lapsed at end of Parliament

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Notes

Referred to Committee (17/06/2009): Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
Committee report (17/09/2009)

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