Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998

No. 59, 1998

Compilation No. 5

Compilation date:   10 December 2015

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 145, 2015

Registered:    1 February 2016

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 10 December 2015 (the compilation date).

This compilation was prepared on 21 January 2016.

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

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Contents

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Act binds the Crown

4 External Territories

5 Definitions

6 Imposition of RSA providers supervisory levy

7 Amount of levy

8 Calculation of indexation factor

9 Regulations

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

An Act to impose a levy on providers of retirement savings accounts

1  Short title

  This Act may be cited as the Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998.

2  Commencement

 (1) This Act commences on the commencement of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998.

 (2) If this Act commences during a financial year (but not on 1 July of that financial year), this Act has effect in relation to that financial year subject to the modifications specified in the regulations.

3  Act binds the Crown

  This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities.

4  External Territories

  This Act extends to each external Territory.

5  Definitions

  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

indexation factor means the indexation factor calculated under section 8.

index number, in relation to a quarter, means the All Groups Consumer Price Index number, being the weighted average of the 8 capital cities, published by the Australian Statistician in respect of that quarter.

levy imposition day, in relation to an RSA provider for a financial year, means:

 (a) if the RSA provider is an RSA provider on 1 July of the financial year—that day; or

 (b) in any other case—the day, during the financial year, on which the RSA provider becomes an RSA provider.

RSA provider has the same meaning as in the Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997.

statutory upper limit means:

 (a) in relation to the financial year commencing on 1 July 2005—$1,500,000; or

 (b) in relation to a later financial year—the amount calculated by multiplying the statutory upper limit for the previous financial year by the indexation factor for the later financial year.

6  Imposition of RSA providers supervisory levy

  Levy payable in accordance with subsection 8(5) of the Financial Institutions Supervisory Levies Collection Act 1998 is imposed.

7  Amount of levy

 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the amount of levy payable by an RSA provider for a financial year is the sum of the restricted levy component and the unrestricted levy component for the financial year.

Note: For restricted levy component, see subsection (1A). For unrestricted levy component, see subsection (1B).

 (1A) The restricted levy component for the financial year is:

 (a) unless paragraph (b) or (c) applies—the amount that, for the financial year, is the restricted levy percentage of the RSA provider’s levy base; or

 (b) if the amount worked out under paragraph (a) exceeds the maximum restricted levy amount for the financial year—the maximum restricted levy amount; or

 (c) if the amount worked out under paragraph (a) is less than the minimum restricted levy amount for the financial year—the minimum restricted levy amount.

Note: The restricted levy percentage, maximum restricted levy amount, minimum restricted levy amount and the method of working out the RSA provider’s levy base are as determined under subsection (3).

 (1B) The unrestricted levy component for the financial year is the amount that, for the financial year, is the unrestricted levy percentage of the RSA provider’s levy base.

Note: The unrestricted levy percentage is as determined under subsection (3).

 (2) If the levy imposition day for the RSA provider for the financial year is later than 1 July in the financial year, the amount of levy payable by the RSA provider for the financial year is the amount worked out using the following formula:

 (3) The Treasurer is, by legislative instrument, to determine:

 (a) the maximum restricted levy amount for each financial year; and

 (b) the minimum restricted levy amount for each financial year; and

 (c) the restricted levy percentage for each financial year; and

 (ca) the unrestricted levy percentage for each financial year; and

 (d) how an RSA provider’s levy base is to be worked out.

 (4) An amount determined under subsection (3) as the maximum restricted levy amount must not exceed the statutory upper limit as at the time when the determination is made.

 (5) The Treasurer’s determination under paragraph (3)(d) of how an RSA provider’s levy base is to be worked out is to include, but is not limited to, a determination of the day as at which the RSA provider’s levy base is to be worked out. That day must be:

 (a) if the RSA provider was an RSA provider at all times from and including 17 March of the previous financial year to and including the following 30 June—a day in the period from and including that 17 March to and including the following 14 April; or

 (b) if the RSA provider was not an RSA provider at all times from and including 17 March of the previous financial year to and including the following 30 June—the day after that 17 March when the RSA provider became, or becomes, an RSA provider.

 (6) A determination under subsection (3) may make different provision for different classes of RSA providers.

8  Calculation of indexation factor

 (1) The indexation factor for a financial year is the number worked out by:

 (a) dividing the index number for the March quarter immediately preceding that financial year by the index number for the March quarter immediately preceding that first‑mentioned March quarter; and

 (b) adding 0.030 to the number worked out under paragraph (a).

 (2) The indexation factor is to be calculated to 3 decimal places, but increased by .001 if the 4th decimal place is more than 4.

 (3) Calculations under paragraph (1)(a):

 (a) are to be made using only the index numbers published in terms of the most recently published index reference period for the Consumer Price Index; and

 (b) are to be made disregarding index numbers that are published in substitution for previously published index numbers (except where the substituted numbers are published to take account of changes in the index reference period).

9  Regulations

  The Governor‑General may make regulations for the purposes of subsection 2(2).

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

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Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

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Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

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Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

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Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history