PART 12
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DUTIES OF TRUSTEES AND INVESTMENT MANAGERS OF SUPERANNUATION ENTITIES
SECTION 105
DUTY TO KEEP REPORTS
105(1)
Each trustee of a regulated superannuation fund or of an approved deposit fund must ensure that:
(a)
copies of all member or beneficiary reports are kept, and retained so long as they are relevant and in any event for at least 10 years; and
(b)
those copies are made available for inspection by a member of the staff of the Regulator if requested to do so by a member of that staff.
Note:
Section
166
imposes an administrative penalty for a contravention of subsection
(1)
in relation to a self managed superannuation fund.
History
S 105(1) amended by No 11 of 2014, s 3 and Sch 2 item 18, by inserting a note at the end, applicable to contraventions that occur on or after 1 July 2014.
S 105(1) amended by No 53 of 2004, s 3 and Sch 2 items 133 to 136, by substituting
"
Each trustee
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for
"
The trustee
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, inserting
"
ensure that
"
after
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must
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, substituting para (a) and substituting
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those copies are made available
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for
"
make those copies available
"
, effective 1 July 2004. Para (a) formerly read:
(a)
keep, and retain so long as they are relevant and in any event for at least 10 years, copies of reports that were given in the same form (apart from differences relating to the names and addresses of the persons to whom the notices were given):
(i)
in the case of a regulated superannuation fund
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to all members of the fund, or to all members included in a particular class of members; or
(ii)
in the case of an approved deposit fund
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to all beneficiaries in the fund, or to all beneficiaries included in a particular class of beneficiaries;
if the reports were given under this Act, under the
Superannuation (Excluded Funds) Taxation Act 1987
or under the governing rules; and
S 105(1) amended by No 54 of 1998 and No 48 of 1998.
105(2)
A trustee commits an offence if the trustee contravenes subsection (1). This is an offence of strict liability.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
Note 1:
Chapter 2 of the
Criminal Code
sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.
Note 2:
For
strict liability
, see section
6.1
of the
Criminal Code
.
History
S 105(2) amended by No 82 of 2010 (as amended by No 136 of 2012), s 3 and Sch 6 item 57, by substituting
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Penalty
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for
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Maximum penalty
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in the penalty, effective 27 July 2010.
S 105(2) amended by No 53 of 2004, s 3 and Sch 2 item 137, by substituting
"
A trustee
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for
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The trustee
"
, effective 1 July 2004.
S 105(2) substituted by No 160 of 2000, s 3 and Sch 3 item 51, effective 18 January 2001. S 105(2) formerly read:
105(2)
A person who intentionally or recklessly contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
105(3)
In this section:
member or beneficiary report
means a report:
(a)
given under this Act, the
Superannuation (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) Taxation Act 1987
or the governing rules; and
(b)
given in the same form (apart from differences relating to the names and addresses of the persons to whom the notices were given):
(i)
in the case of a regulated superannuation fund
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to all members of the fund, or to all members included in a particular class of members; or
(ii)
in the case of an approved deposit fund
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to all beneficiaries in the fund, or to all beneficiaries included in a particular class of beneficiaries.
History
Definition of
"
member or beneficiary report
"
amended by No 141 of 2020, s 3 and Sch 4 item 73, by substituting
"
Superannuation (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) Taxation Act 1987
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for
"
Superannuation (Excluded Funds) Taxation Act 1987
"
in para (a), effective 18 December 2020.
History
S 105(3) inserted by No 53 of 2004, s 3 and Sch 2 item 138, effective 1 July 2004.