Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Superannuation Outcomes For Australians and Helping Australian Businesses Invest) Bill 2021

Type
Government
Portfolio
Treasury
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
46

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Summary

Amends the: Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 to remove the $450-a-month threshold before an employee's salary or wages count towards the superannuation guarantee; Taxation Administration Act 1953 to increase the limit on the maximum amount of voluntary contributions made over multiple financial years that are eligible to be released under the First Home Super Saver Scheme from $30 000 to $50 000; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to: enable individuals aged 60 and above to make downsizer contributions to their superannuation plan from the proceeds of selling their home; apply the work test to individuals aged between 67 and 75 who claim a deduction for personal superannuation contributions and allow such individuals to make or receive non-concessional superannuation contributions under the bring forward rule; and enable superannuation trustees to choose their preferred method of calculating exempt current pension income when they have member interests in both accumulation and retirement phases for part, but not all, of the income year; and Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 to extend the temporary full expensing regime to 30 June 2023.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 27 Oct 2021
Second reading moved 27 Oct 2021
Second reading agreed to 10 Feb 2022
(After Midnight)
Third reading agreed to 10 Feb 2022
(After Midnight)
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 10 Feb 2022
Second reading moved 10 Feb 2022
Second reading agreed to 10 Feb 2022
Third reading agreed to 10 Feb 2022
Finally passed both Houses 10 Feb 2022
Assent
  • Act no: 10
  • Year: 2022
22 Feb 2022

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

Senate

Schedules of amendments

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Text of bill

  • First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
  • Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
  • As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
  • Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

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