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Treasury Legislation Amendment (Unclaimed Money and Other Measures) Bill 2012

Type
Government
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Portfolio
Treasury

Summary

Amends the: Banking Act 1959, First Home Saver Accounts Act 2008 and Life Insurance Act 1995 to: reduce to three years the period before amounts held by authorised deposit-taking institutions, first home saver account providers and life insurance companies are treated as unclaimed moneys; and provide for the payment of interest on unclaimed moneys claimed after 1 July 2013; Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999 to: increase to $2000 the balance threshold below which small lost accounts are required to be transferred to the Commissioner of Taxation; decrease to 12 months the period of inactivity before inactive accounts of unidentifiable members are required to be transferred to the commissioner; and provide for the payment of interest on all unclaimed superannuation moneys claimed after 1 July 2013; Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 to close the Companies and Unclaimed Moneys Special Account; and Corporations Act 2001 to: establish a new process for the receipt and payment of unclaimed property; and provide for the payment of interest on unclaimed property claimed after 1 July 2013.

Progress of bill

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House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 30/10/12  
Second reading moved 30/10/12  
Second reading debate 31/10/12  
Referred to Federation Chamber 26/11/12  
Second reading debate 26/11/12  
Reported from Federation Chamber 26/11/12  
Second reading debate 26/11/12  
Second reading debate 27/11/12  
Second reading agreed to 27/11/12  
Consideration in detail debate 27/11/12 Amendment details: 7 Government agreed to
Third reading agreed to 27/11/12  
     
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 28/11/12  
Second reading moved 28/11/12  
Second reading debate 29/11/12  
Second reading agreed to 29/11/12  
Third reading agreed to 29/11/12  
     
Text of bill as passed both Houses 29/11/12  
Assent 04/12/12 Act no.: 176
Year: 2012
     

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Text of bill

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  • First reading

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  • Third reading

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  • As passed by both Houses

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Explanatory memoranda

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  • Explanatory memorandum

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  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum

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  • Revised explanatory memorandum

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Second reading speeches


Proposed amendments

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House of Representatives
  • Government [Sheet BL286]

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  • Non-Government
HOCKEY, Joe, MP

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Senate
  • Opposition [sheet 7321]
CORMANN, Sen Mathias

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Schedules of amendments

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Notes
  • Referred to Committee (01/11/2012): Senate Economics Legislation Committee; Committee report (19/11/2012)
  • Access information for House of Representatives and Senate committees
  • An electronic version of this Act is available in ComLaw ( www.comlaw.gov.au )