Bill
Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 4) Bill 2018
passed, as at 2019-03-01. Treasury portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Treasury
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-03-28
- second reading — 2018-03-28
- second reading — 2018-06-25
- second reading — 2018-06-25
- third reading — 2018-06-25
- introduced — 2018-06-25
- second reading — 2018-06-25
- second reading — 2018-12-05
- second reading — 2018-12-05
- committee — 2018-12-05
- third reading — 2018-12-05
- other — 2019-02-12
- passed — 2019-02-12
- royal assent — 2019-03-01
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2018-03-28.
This bill would give the Commissioner new powers to make employers meet their superannuation obligations.
The Commissioner could order an employer to pay a superannuation charge they owe or to complete an approved course, with criminal penalties for ignoring the order.
Fines for failing to follow an education direction would start at 20 penalty units for a first offence and rise to 50 penalty units or 12 months in jail for a third or later offence.
- Allows the Commissioner to issue directions to employers who do not meet their superannuation guarantee duties.
- Creates criminal sanctions for employers who do not follow a direction to pay or attend an education course.
- Sets tiered penalties for education direction failures, with higher fines for repeat offences.
Employers who fail to comply with their superannuation guarantee obligations.
Sources
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