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23 February 2021
Corporate & Regulatory | Legal Research

Government Introduces Your Future, Your Super Bill Into the House of Representatives

On 17 February 2021, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Your Future, Your Super) Bill 2021 (Cth) (‘the Bill’) was introduced to the House of Representatives. On 18 February, the Bill was referred to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee with the Committee due to submit their report on 22 April. In his Second Reading Speech, the Treasurer, Mr Josh Frydenberg, stated that the Bill will implement several recommendations from the Productivity Commission's 2018 final report, Superannuation: assessing efficiency and competitiveness and will “lower fees, increase transparency and improve accountability.” The Bill’s three schedules are intended to implement three key changes to the Australian superannuation system. 

18 February 2021
Industrial Law | Legal Research

FWO v IE Enterprises Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 60: Penalties for Deliberately Underpaying Employees

In Fair Work Ombudsman v IE Enterprises Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 60 (11 February 2021) the Federal Court of Australia (“the Court”) has secured a total of $256,000 in penalties against a Melbourne toy retailer company and its director for deliberately underpaying migrant employees.

18 February 2021
Crime | Judiciary, Legal Profession & Procedure | Legal Research

Draft Identity Theft Reform Bill Released for SA

In a media release dated 5 February 2021, the SA Attorney-General, Vickie Chapman, announced that SA's identity theft laws "are set for an overhaul," to ensure SA legislation meets modern standards and can better target and prosecute perpetrators. According to the Attorney-General, the reforms are needed because since SA's identity theft laws were first introduced in 2003, the techniques used by perpetrators have changed, and the prevalence of identity theft crimes has grown.

26 February 2021

GST Point-in-Time Service Updates

The GST Point-in-Time Service has been updated to include the Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Improved Home Care Payment Administration No. 2) Act 2021 (Cth) (Act 2 of 2021).

18 February 2021

Crime Point-in-Time Service Updates

The Crime Point-in-Time Service has been updated to include the National Emergency Declaration (Consequential Amendments) Act 2020 (Cth) (Act 129 of 2020), the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (Cth) (Act 133 of 2020), the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Act 2020 (Cth) (Act 134 of 2020) and the Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (Cth) (Act 154 of 2020).

16 February 2021

Banking and Finance Point-in-Time Service Updates

The Banking and Finance Point-in-Time Service has been updated to include the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (Cth) (Act 133 of 2020), Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response) Act 2020 (Cth) (Act 135 of 2020), the Treasury Laws Amendment (2020 Measures No. 6) Act 2020 (Cth) (Act 141 of 2020), and the Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (Cth) (Act 154 of 2020).