2013‑2014
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Sex Discrimination Amendment (Boosting Superannuation for Women) Bill 2014
No. , 2014
(Mr Bandt)
A Bill for an Act to amend the Sex Discrimination Act 1984, and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 1
Schedule 1—Amendments 2
Sex Discrimination Act 1984 2
A Bill for an Act to amend the Sex Discrimination Act 1984, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Boosting Superannuation for Women) Act 2014.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.
3 Schedules
Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendments
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
1 After subsection 14(2)
Insert:
(2A) Paragraph (2)(a) does not apply if section 41C applies to that employee in respect of that employer.
2 Subsection 14(5)
After “section 41B”, insert “or 41C”.
3 After section 41B
Insert:
41C Increased employer superannuation contributions
Nothing in Division 1 or 2 makes discrimination by an employer against a female employee unlawful if the discrimination:
(a) is on the ground of the employee’s sex; and
(b) involves the employer making an employer superannuation contribution for the benefit of the employee that is more than that otherwise required by law.