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- Date
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11 Aug 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Finance and Administration
- Summary
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Amends the
Superannuation Act 1976
and the Rules for the Administration of the Public Sector Superannuation Scheme (PSS) in respect of the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS) and the PSS in relation to the superannuation salary for secretaries of departments and certain other Australian Government office holders. Also validates past determinations of superannuation salary for such scheme members and ensures that no benefit already paid will be reduced by this validation.
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21 Jun 2007
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Finance and Administration
- Summary
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Amends the superannuation and defence force superannuation laws to: make contributions to the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS) voluntary; allow members of the Public Sector Superannuation Scheme (PSS) to leave the PSS and make other superannuation arrangements for future contributions; enable members of the CSS to obtain early release of funded account balances on severe financial hardship and compassionate grounds; provide for the restoration of pensions for remarried widows and widowers; and amends the
Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973
scheme in relation to post retirement marriages and benefits payable on marriage breakdowns.
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- Date
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29 Sep 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the:
Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999
and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
in relation to the transfer of unclaimed superannuation monies from states and territories to the Commissioner of Taxation; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
to provide transitional relief from income tax deductibility of total and permanent disability insurance premiums paid by superannuation funds; Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
in relation to superannuation and relationship breakdowns; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 6) Act 2010
in relation to deduction notices for successor funds; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
in relation to: deductible employer contributions for former employees; excess contributions tax assessments; and treatment of untaxed elements of public sector defined benefit schemes; Taxation Administration Act 1953
to clarify the due date of the shortfall interest charge for excess contributions tax; and Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999
to change references to the Immigration Secretary and Immigration Department. Also makes consequential amendments.
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- Date
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24 Jun 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the:
Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999
and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
in relation to the transfer of unclaimed superannuation monies from states and territories to the Commissioner of Taxation; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
to provide transitional relief from income tax deductibility of total and permanent disability insurance premiums paid by superannuation funds; Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
in relation to superannuation and relationship breakdowns; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 6) Act 2010
in relation to deduction notices for successor funds; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
in relation to: deductible employer contributions for former employees; excess contributions tax assessments; and treatment of untaxed elements of public sector defined benefit schemes; Taxation Administration Act 1953
to clarify the due date of the shortfall interest charge for excess contributions tax; and Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999
to change references to the Immigration Secretary and Immigration Department. Also makes consequential amendments.
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- Date
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27 Nov 2003
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
to strengthen the prudential regulation of superannuation, including providing for: the licensing of trustees of superannuation entities regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the registration of those entities; and enforcement powers and penalty provisions; and Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
and Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997
to expand the reporting requirements for actuaries and auditors. Also contains transitional provisions.
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- Date
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12 Aug 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Part of a package of seven bills to implement changes to the financial sector levy setting framework, the bill amends the
Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998
to: separate the superannuation supervisory levy into a restricted and an unrestricted component; increase the statutory upper limit for the restricted levy component set for the 2005-06 financial year; alter the calculation of the indexation factor used to establish the statutory upper limits applying in later financial years; and allow for levy determinations for different classes of superannuation entity, thereby providing for separate lower minimum levy determinations for small superannuation funds. Also contains an application provision.
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- Date
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24 May 2012
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduced with the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Stronger Super) Bill 2012, the bill amends the
Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998
to enable the Treasurer to make more than one determination, for a financial year, of the restricted and unrestricted levy amounts, restricted and unrestricted levy percentages and the superannuation entity levy base.
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- Date
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12 Mar 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Part of a package of four bills, the bill implements Australia’s obligations under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373 and the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism by amending the:
Criminal Code Act 1995
to insert an offence directed at those who provide or collect funds to facilitate terrorist activities; Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988
and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
to: require cash dealers to report suspected terrorist-related transactions; and streamline procedures for the disclosure of financial transaction reports information to foreign countries; and Charter of the United Nations Act 1945
to introduce higher penalty offences for providing assets to, or dealing in assets of, persons and entities engaged in terrorist activities. Also provides for an independent review of the amendments made to the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988
and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
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- Date
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24 Jun 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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The bill: establishes procedures for federal, State and Territory law enforcement agencies to obtain warrants, emergency authorisations and authorisations for the installation and use of surveillance devices in Australia and overseas in relation to criminal investigations and child recovery orders; and regulates the use, communication, publication, storage, destruction and making of records in connection with surveillance device operations. Also makes consequential amendments to the
Australian Federal Police Act 1979
, Criminal Code Act 1995
, Customs Act 1901
and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
; and contains transitional and savings provisions and a regulation-making power.
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- Date
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17 Nov 2004
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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The bill: establishes procedures for federal, State and Territory law enforcement agencies to obtain warrants, emergency authorisations and authorisations for the installation and use of surveillance devices in Australia and overseas in relation to criminal investigations and child recovery orders; and regulates the use, communication, publication, storage, destruction and making of records in connection with surveillance device operations. Also makes consequential amendments to the
Australian Federal Police Act 1979
, Criminal Code Act 1995
, Customs Act 1901
and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
; and contains transitional and savings provisions and a regulation-making power.
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