Superannuation Law Updates: The 30 June Rush (And What You Have Missed) by Todd Riley | July 2007 Area of Expertise | Superannuation
Introduction The start of the 2008 financial year has brought with it the commencement of the vast majority of the Federal Government’s 2006 Budget “Simpler Super” changes. While the superannuation industry has been busy processing extraordinary numbers of contributions, there was a flurry of final updates to, and clarification of, the Simpler Super changes to superannuation law. In addition, the Government took the opportunity to release changes to legislation supporting Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) and Australian Financial Services (AFS) Licensing. Below is a snap shot of the important releases made by various regulators and treasury in the lead up to 30 June.
Author
Topic
Description
Status
ASIC1
AFS Licensing
Release of updated versions of the Policy Statement 166 Licensing: Financial requirements, and Pro Forma 209 Australian financial services licence conditions. ASIC has also withdrawn three guides for AFS licensees given clarifications to PS 166 and PF 209.
ATO2
Simpler Super - Employers
Fact sheet explaining how changes to superannuation law will impact on employers.
Released 26 June 2007
ATO
2007 Federal Budget Changes
Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 4) Bill 2007. Contains amendments to the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993. The amendments allow superannuation funds to invest in instalment warrants.
Effective on receiving royal assent
ATO2
Simpler Super - General
Updated Industry Stakeholder Q and A.
Effective 26 June 2007
ATO2
Simpler Super – SMSF
Fact sheet on the understanding superannuation interest in a self managed superannuation fund.
Released 29 June 2007
ATO2
Simpler Super – Taxation
Fact sheet on the calculation of lump sum benefits from a taxed superannuation fund.
Released 29 June 2007
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T U R KSLEGAL
Effective 25 June 2007
TUR KALERT
Author
Topic
Description
Status
Simpler Super – Taxation
Fact sheet on how superannuation payouts are taxed in general.
Released 29 June 2007
Supervisory Levy
Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Determination 2007 – Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998 and Retirement Savings Account Providers Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998. These are the 2007 – 2008 figures released for superannuation entities and retirement savings account providers.
Effective 1 July 2007
AFS Licensing – Compensation Arrangements
Announcement made that regulations to support section 912B of the Corporations Act 2001 have been made. The new regulations require AFS Licensees to have adequate professional indemnity insurance in place, subject to certain transitional periods.
Effective 1 July 2007
Simpler Super - Various
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No.3). Various amendments to the SIS Regulations addressing the 2006 Federal Budget Simpler Super changes (pensions and annuities, indexation arrangements, contributions splitting, public offer funds and employer sponsors, and return of contributions).
Effective 1 July 2007
Simpler Super -Taxation
Income Tax Assessment Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 6). This regulation compliments regulations previously made earlier in 2007 to support the 2006 Federal Budget Simpler Super changes. The regulations deal with notional contributions to defined benefit funds, allocations from reserves, and multiple accounts.
Effective 1 July 2007
APRA4
Simpler Super Tax File Numbers
Release of Superannuation Industry Supervision Tax File Number approval number 1 of 2007. The approval revokes and replaces the previous TFN approvals to facilitate the 2006 Federal Budget changes to tax file number usage.
Effective on day after registration
APRA4
Reporting Standards
Financial Sector (Collection of Data) (reporting standard) determination No. 5 of 2007. This determination deals with the reporting of off balance sheet business concerning “credit support received”.
Effective no later than 30 June 2007
ATO2
Treasury3
Treasury3
Treasury3
Treasury3
2
T U R KSLEGAL
TUR KALERT
Author
Topic
Description
APRA4
RSE Licensing – Outsourcing
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) modification Declaration No. 1of 2007. Modification to Regulation 4.16 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 dealing with the outsourcing of material business activities to custodians and sub-custodians.
AUSTRAC5
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Rules
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Rules – amendment instruments 2007 (1) – Section 229 of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act 2006. The rules specify reporting periods for reporting entities under the AML/CTF legislation.
Status
Effective 1 July 2007
Effective on day after registration
Endnotes 1
Australian Securities and Investments Commission www.asic.gov.au
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Australian Taxation Office www.ato.gov.au
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Department of Treasury www.treasury.gov.au
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Australian Prudential Regulation Authority www.apra.gov.au
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Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre www.austrac.gov.au
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