Title Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2010
Database Bills & Legislation
Long Title a Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to superannuation, and for related purposes
Date 25-10-2010 08:03 PM
Source House of Reps
Parl No. 43
Bill Number 197/10
Bill Type Government
Portfolio Treasury
Reps Bill Code T
Status Act
System Id legislation/bills/r4458_aspassed/0000


Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2010
</head> <body lang="EN-AU"> <div class="WordSection1"> <p class="Session">2010</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Parliament of the</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Commonwealth of Australia</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="House">HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="Reading">As passed by both Houses</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="ConfidenceBlock"/><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="ShortT">Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2010</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="Actno">No.      , 2010</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="LongT">A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to superannuation, and for related purposes</p> <p class="MsoHeader"><span class="CharAmSchNo"> </span><span class="CharAmSchText"> </span></p> <p class="MsoHeader"><span class="CharAmPartNo"> </span><span class="CharAmPartText"> </span></p> </div> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always"/></span> <div class="WordSection2"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Contents</span></p> <p class="MsoToc5"><a name="BKCheck15B_1"/>1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1</p> <p class="MsoToc5">2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1</p> <p class="MsoToc5">3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 2</p> <p class="MsoToc5">4............ Amendment of assessments................................................................ 3</p> <p class="MsoToc6">Schedule 1—Unclaimed money<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-weight:normal">                                                                                    </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">4</span></p> <p class="MsoToc7">Part 1—Amendment of the Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999<span style="font-size:9.0pt">             </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">4</span></p> <p class="MsoToc7">Part 2—Amendment of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997<span style="font-size:9.0pt">          </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">11</span></p> <p class="MsoToc7">Part 3—Application provision<span style="font-size:9.0pt">                                                                               </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">13</span></p> <p class="MsoToc6">Schedule 2—Disability insurance premiums paid by superannuation funds<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">       </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">14</span></p> <p class="MsoToc7">Part 1—2004‑05 to 2006‑07 income years<span style="font-size:9.0pt">                                                      </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">14</span></p> <p class="MsoToc7">Part 2—2007‑08 to 2010‑11 income years<span style="font-size:9.0pt">                                                      </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">16</span></p> <p class="MsoToc8">Division 1—Main amendments<span style="font-size:9.0pt">                                                                             </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">16</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Income Tax Assessment Act 1997<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-style:normal">                                                                           </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">16</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">                                                 </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">16</span></p> <p class="MsoToc8">Division 2—Sunsetting on 1 January 2017<span style="font-size:9.0pt">                                                          </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">18</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Income Tax Assessment Act 1997<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-style:normal">                                                                           </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">18</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">                                                 </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">18</span></p> <p class="MsoToc6">Schedule 3—Superanuation and relationship breakdowns<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">                      </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">19</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">                                             </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">19</span></p> <p class="MsoToc6">Schedule 4—Other amendments<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-weight:normal">                                                                                </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">23</span></p> <p class="MsoToc7">Part 1—Notices of intent to deduct<span style="font-size: 9.0pt">                                                                   </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">23</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Income Tax Assessment Act 1997<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-style:normal">                                                                           </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">23</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 6) Act 2010<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">                                   </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">28</span></p> <p class="MsoToc7">Part 2—Employer contributions<span style="font-size:9.0pt">                                                                           </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">29</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Income Tax Assessment Act 1997<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-style:normal">                                                                           </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">29</span></p> <p class="MsoToc7">Part 3—Shortfall interest charge<span style="font-size: 9.0pt">                                                                          </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">32</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Taxation Administration Act 1953<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-style:normal">                                                                        </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">32</span></p> <p class="MsoToc7">Part 4—Excess contributions tax<span style="font-size: 9.0pt">                                                                         </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">33</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Income Tax Assessment Act 1997<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-style:normal">                                                                           </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">33</span></p> <p class="MsoToc7">Part 5—Public sector defined benefit schemes<span style="font-size:9.0pt">                                             </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">34</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Income Tax Assessment Act 1997<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-style:normal">                                                                           </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">34</span></p> <p class="MsoToc7">Part 6—Amendment of the Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999<span style="font-size:9.0pt">             </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">35</span></p> <p class="MsoToc7">Part 7—Application and transitional provisions<span style="font-size:9.0pt">                                           </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">36</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </div> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always"/></span> <div class="WordSection3"> <p class="Page1">A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to superannuation, and for related purposes</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:normal"> <span style="font-size:16.0pt">The Parliament of Australia enacts:</span></p> <opc-section depth="0" ref="a8b2c22c6e2e4f03a3a304f37eaed63a" title="1  Short title"><a name="a8b2c22c6e2e4f03a3a304f37eaed63a"/><p class="ActHead5"><a name="_Toc272931076"><span class="CharSectno">1</span>  Short title</a></p> <p class="subsection">                    This Act may be cited as the <i>Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 2010.</i></p> </opc-section><opc-section depth="0" ref="cbbf8de1294740c3a16116fea123d73a" title="2  Commencement"><a name="cbbf8de1294740c3a16116fea123d73a"/><p class="ActHead5"><a name="_Toc272931077"><span class="CharSectno">2</span>  Commencement</a></p> <p class="subsection">              (1)  Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.</p> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="474" style="margin-left:5.35pt;border-collapse:collapse;border:none"> <thead> <tr> <td width="474" colspan="3" valign="top" style="width:355.55pt;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><b>Commencement information</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><b>Column 1</b></p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><b>Column 2</b></p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><b>Column 3</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"> <b>Provision(s)</b></p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"> <b>Commencement</b></p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"> <b>Date/Details</b></p> </td> </tr> </thead> <tr> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">1.  Sections 1 to 4 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">2.  Schedu<a name="opcBkStart"/>le 1</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">3.  Schedule 2, items 1 to 5</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.</p> <p class="Tabletext">However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period.</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">4.  Schedule 2, items 6 and 7</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">1 January 2017.</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">1 January 2017</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">5.  Schedule 3</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">6.  Schedule 4, Parts 1 and 2</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">7.  Schedule 4, Part 3</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">8.  Schedule 4, Parts 4 to 7</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="notetext"> Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.</p> <p class="subsection">              (2)  Any information in Column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.</p> </opc-section><opc-section depth="0" ref="98ddd8685e8f49879acddccbddc14257" title="3  Schedule(s)"><a name="98ddd8685e8f49879acddccbddc14257"/><p class="ActHead5"><a name="_Toc272931078"><span class="CharSectno">3</span>  Schedule(s)</a></p> <p class="subsection">                    Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.</p> </opc-section><opc-section depth="0" ref="9839a90ba5624aa9b272cb6d063ee0fc" title="4  Amendment of assessments"><a name="9839a90ba5624aa9b272cb6d063ee0fc"/><p class="ActHead5"><a name="_Toc272931079"><span class="CharSectno">4</span>  Amendment of assessments</a></p> <p class="subsection">                    Section 170 of the <i>Income Tax Assessment Act 1936</i> does not prevent the amendment of an assessment if:</p> <p class="paragraph">                      (a)  the assessment was made before the commencement of item 1 of Schedule 2 to this Act; and</p> <p class="paragraph">                      (b)  the amendment is made within 2 years after that commencement; and</p> <p class="paragraph">                      (c)  the amendment is made for the purpose of giving effect to that item.</p> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always"/></span> <p class="PageBreak"> </p> </opc-section><?DMS-Include seriesId="276b9b6a-b9f0-477a-ec0c-b7a67dd2a741"?><?DMS-Include seriesId="bf52bdf0-c0a2-409d-db8b-c826e9d2e6e2"?><?DMS-Include seriesId="56dcf48d-5e2e-4484-e9c6-d7432664c33f"?><?DMS-Include seriesId="ffd470dd-3ca6-6437-80c9-bf92981ac29d"?></div> </body> </div></div></body></html>