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Law blocking abusers hiding super assets passes parliament

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... consultation and broader government efforts to prevent superannuation laws being exploited in cases involving abuse and family violence.

SMC backs proposal to close family violence super loophole

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... Council (SMC) has thrown its support behind proposed legal changes aimed at preventing perpetrators of domestic and family violence from accessing their victim's superannuation. Under existing super law, a family violence perpetrator can claim and be ...

Strengthen Life Code for mental health crisis, claims handling: Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... customers experiencing vulnerability, including commitments to First Nations customers or customers experiencing family violence, is also up for discussion. The Life Code's reference to the disclosure of vulnerability "should be redrafted to emphasise ...

Treasury proposes options to block victim-survivors' super going to perpetrators

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
Consultation is now open on reforms to prevent perpetrators of domestic and family violence from receiving the super death benefits of their victims. Under current law, a superannuation trustee may be required to pay a death benefit to a person who ...

'Outdated' law gating teenagers from thousands of dollars in super: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... funds to uplift data integrity to support efficiencies across the system. Rest also suggested reforming the law so family violence perpetrators cannot inherit their victim's superannuation benefits. "It's simply not fair that young women today are missing ...

SMC calls for greater protections against financial abuse of older Australians

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
Responding to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) consultation on Approaches to Family Violence and Financial Abuse of Older People, Super Members Council (SMC) is calling for greater safeguards for Australia's vulnerable, ageing population. ...

Labor wins: What super, advice industries want

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... group called on the Albanese government to draft of legal reforms to around super's death benefit laws, so family violence perpetrators do not profit from their abuse. The group also called for "ending age-based discrimination" in super by axing ...

Super lobbies welcome bipartisan support to fight financial abuse

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... parties and candidates ahead of the election seeking their formal commitments to support specific law reform so family violence perpetrators can no longer inherit their victim's super. In a formal response to SMC, the Coalition said it recognised the ...

Government to 'crack down further' on financial abuse

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
... government's plan places a new focus on ending financial abuse - "a fast growing and insidious form of domestic and family violence." They said there would be "zero tolerance" for perpetrators who exploit financial systems to harm victims. Should the ...

AFCA opens consultation on financial elder abuse, family violence

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... consultations on how it should improve its approach to handling complaints related to financial elder abuse and family violence. AFCA said it seeks to ensure consistency in how it addresses complaints relating to these two issues. To support transparency ...
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