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  • Date
    16 May 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Taxation Laws Amendment (Superannuation) Bill (No. 2) 2002, the bill provides for the quarterly imposition of the superannuation guarantee charge. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    24 May 2018 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of four bills to enable the recovery of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) costs for specific regulatory activities, the bill amends the
    Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
    to impose fees in relation to an application to vary or revoke the conditions, or cancel the registration, of an approved self-managed superannuation fund auditor. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    12 Dec 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Superannuation (Financial Assistance Funding) Levy Amendment Bill 2002, the bill amends the
    Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
    to make minor consequential amendments to: clarify a reference; and remove and replace certain terms. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    26 May 2010 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
    to ensure superannuation fund assets are protected in the event of a default on a limited recourse borrowing arrangement. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    27 May 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
    ,
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    and
    Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003
    to: extend eligibility for the Government co-contribution for low income earners; and ensure that persons entitled to a co-contribution cannot also claim a tax deduction for personal superannuation contributions; and
    Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003
    to make administrative and technical amendments in relation to: interest on unpaid co-contribution amounts; provider repayment dates and general interest charge; reports to Parliament; and payments of co-contributions into the Superannuation Holding Accounts Account. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    27 May 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
    to remove the requirement for certain pension providers to obtain an actuary’s certificate to qualify for tax exemptions;
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to require taxpayers under age 18 to satisfy a work test in order to claim a tax deduction for personal superannuation contributions;
    Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997
    to align the portability request time frame applying to retirement savings account providers with that of superannuation providers;
    Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992
    to simplify the superannuation guarantee earnings base arrangements; and
    Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
    to correct a cross-referencing error in relation to cancellation of registrable superannuation entity licences. Also contains application provisions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    09 May 2007 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003
    to provide an additional one-off government superannuation co-contribution payment to eligible persons for the 2005-06 income year. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    26 May 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Superannuation Contributions Tax (Assessment and Collection) Act 1997
    ,
    Superannuation Contributions Tax (Members of Constitutionally Protected Superannuation Funds) Assessment and Collection Act 1997
    and
    Termination Payments Tax (Assessment and Collection) Act 1997
    to abolish the surcharge payable on individuals’ surchargeable superannuation contributions and relevant termination payments, with effect from 1 July 2005. Also makes consequential amendments to 7 other Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • 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

  • Date
    29 May 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to provide income tax relief to superannuation funds where there is a mandatory transfer of default members’ account balances to a MySuper product in another superannuation fund;
    Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973
    to make consequential amendments as a result of the proposed
    Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Increased Concessional Contributions Cap and Other Measures) Act 2013
    ; and
    Fair Work Amendment Act 2012
    to: allow contributions for default fund employees to whom a modern award applies to be directed to an employer MySuper product, subject to Fair Work Commission (FWC) approval; increase the maximum number of funds that can generally be specified in a modern award from 10 to 15; require the FWC to review terms in modern awards every four years; and make consequential and technical amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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