PART 3B
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SUPERANNUATION DATA AND PAYMENT REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
History
Pt 3B inserted by No 91 of 2012, s 3 and Sch 1 item 2, effective 29 June 2012. No 91 of 2012 (as amended by No 158 of 2012 and No 110 of 2014), s 3 and Sch 1 Pt 4 contains the following application provision:
Part 4
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Application provision
20 Application of amendments
(1)
The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to:
(a)
a trustee of an eligible superannuation entity; or
(b)
an RSA provider;
in relation to conduct that occurs on or after 1 July 2013.
(1A)
Subject to subitems (2), (3) and (3A), the amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to an entity that is an employer in relation to conduct that occurs on or after 1 July 2015.
History
S 20(1A) inserted by No 110 of 2014, s 3 and Sch 5 item 144, effective 1 July 2014.
(2)
The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to an entity that is a medium to large employer on 1 July 2014 in relation to conduct that occurs on or after 1 July 2014.
(3)
The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to an entity that is a small employer on 1 July 2014 in relation to conduct that occurs on or after:
(a)
if paragraph (b) does not apply
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1 July 2015; or
(b)
if the regulations prescribe a day after 1 July 2015 for the purposes of this paragraph
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that day.
(3A)
The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to an entity in relation to conduct that occurs on or after a day (the
test day
) in the period beginning on 2 July 2014 and ending on 30 June 2015 if:
(a)
neither subitem (2) nor (3) applies to the entity; and
(b)
the entity starts to be an employer on the test day; and
(c)
at a time on the test day, the entity is a medium to large employer.
History
S 20(3A) inserted by No 110 of 2014, s 3 and Sch 5 item 145, effective 1 July 2014.
(4)
In this item:
medium to large employer
, at a particular time, means an employer that employs 20 or more employees at that time.
small employer
, at a particular time, means an employer that employs fewer than 20 employees at that time.
(5)
For the purpose of calculating the number of employees employed by an employer at a particular time, count all employees employed by the employer at that time.
(6)
The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters:
(a)
required or permitted by this Schedule to be prescribed; or
(b)
necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Schedule.
Division 2
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Compliance with superannuation data and payment regulations and standards
History
Div 2 inserted by No 91 of 2012, s 3 and Sch 1 item 2, effective 29 June 2012. For application provision, see note under Pt
3B
heading.
SECTION 34N
COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT
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EMPLOYERS
34N(1)
An employer must deal with payments and information relating to an employee, for whose benefit a contribution to an eligible superannuation entity is to be made, in a manner that complies with any applicable:
(a)
regulations made under this Part; and
(b)
superannuation data and payment standards.
Note:
Section
288-110
in Schedule
1
to the
Taxation Administration Act 1953
provides an administrative penalty for contravention of this subsection.
History
S 34N(1) amended by No 158 of 2012, s 3 and Sch 4 item 64, by substituting
"
an eligible superannuation entity
"
for
"
a superannuation entity
"
, effective 29 November 2012.
Strict liability offence
34N(2)
A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
Note:
For offences of strict liability, see subsection 6.1(1) of the
Criminal Code
.
34N(3)
A contravention of subsection (1) does not affect the validity of a transaction.
History
S 34N inserted by No 91 of 2012, s 3 and Sch 1 item 2, effective 29 June 2012. For application provision, see note under Pt
3B
heading.