Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992

PART 3 - LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS OTHER THAN THE COMMONWEALTH AND TAX-EXEMPT COMMONWEALTH AUTHORITIES TO PAY SUPERANNUATION GUARANTEE CHARGE  

SECTION 19A   LIMIT ON SHORTFALL INCREASES ARISING FROM FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CHOICE OF FUND REQUIREMENTS  

19A(1)   [Limit of $500]  

Subject to subsections (2) and (3), if the total of the amounts worked out for an employee for a quarter under subsections 19(2A) and (2B) exceeds $500, the total is taken to be $500.

19A(2)   [Previous amounts]  

If:


(a) the total (the previous amount ) of the amounts worked out for an employee under subsections 19(2A) and (2B) for previous quarters within an employer's notice period for an employee does not exceed $500; and


(b) the current quarter is within the same employer's notice period for the employee; and


(c) the total of the amounts worked out under subsections 19(2A) and (2B) for the employee for the current quarter and the previous quarters within the employer's notice period for the employee exceeds $500;

then, the total of the amounts worked out under subsections 19(2A) and (2B) for the employee for the current quarter is taken to be the amount by which $500 exceeds the previous amount.

19A(3)   [Later quarters]  

If a quarter (the later quarter ) in an employer's notice period for an employee follows a quarter within that notice period:


(a) to which subsection (1) applied; or


(b) to which paragraph (2)(c) applied;

in respect of the employee, the total of the amounts worked out for the employee under subsections 19(2A) and (2B) for the later quarter is taken to be nil.

19A(4)   [ employer's notice period ]  

An employer's notice period for an employee:


(a) begins on:


(i) in the case of the first employer's notice period for the employee - the later of 1 July 2005 and the day on which the employee is first employed by the employer; or

(ii) in any other case - when the immediately preceding employer's notice period for the employee ends; and


(b) ends on the day the Commissioner gives the employer written notice that the employer's notice period for the employee has ended.


 

Disclaimer and notice of copyright applicable to materials provided by CCH Australia Limited

CCH Australia Limited ("CCH") believes that all information which it has provided in this site is accurate and reliable, but gives no warranty of accuracy or reliability of such information to the reader or any third party. The information provided by CCH is not legal or professional advice. To the extent permitted by law, no responsibility for damages or loss arising in any way out of or in connection with or incidental to any errors or omissions in any information provided is accepted by CCH or by persons involved in the preparation and provision of the information, whether arising from negligence or otherwise, from the use of or results obtained from information supplied by CCH.

The information provided by CCH includes history notes and other value-added features which are subject to CCH copyright. No CCH material may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, except that you may download one copy for your personal use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. In particular, the reproduction of any part of the information for sale or incorporation in any product intended for sale is prohibited without CCH's prior consent.