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Law blocking abusers hiding super assets passes parliament

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
The government has passed landmark legislation allowing victim survivors of child sexual abuse to access the superannuation assets of convicted offenders who fail to pay court ordered compensation. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services ...

Law blocking abusers from hiding assets in super enters parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... victim-survivors. Mulino said if passed - which is expected - the Survivors Law will enable victims and survivors of child sexual abuse to apply for a court order to access additional personal or salary sacrifice superannuation contributions made by ...

Advisers at the forefront of elder financial abuse prevention

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... abuse was psychological abuse (11.7%), followed by neglect (2.9%), financial abuse (2.1%), physical abuse (1.8%) and sexual abuse (1%). Furthermore, some older people (3.5%) experienced more than one type of abuse, with the most common combination being ...

Government consults on victim access to child sex abusers' super

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... if they remain legally enforceable and were awarded following criminal conviction or a finding of guilt for child sexual abuse, Treasury confirmed. These reforms will also be complemented by amendments to the Bankruptcy Act 1966 to allow compensation ...

Broken promises leave survivors in the lurch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
More than a year on from a Treasury consultation on giving victims of child sexual abuse access to their abuser's superannuation for compensation purposes, little headway has been made. At the same time, experts say the government's proposals ...

State supports move to close super loophole exploited by paedophiles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... for the close of a legal loophole that protects paedophiles' superannuation from access by survivors of child sexual abuse. The Legislative Council unanimously supported the motion from shadow assistant minister to the shadow attorney general Laura ...

Victim access to super should be extended: Associations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
... Public Accountants and the SMSF Association have said they support the policy proposal of allowing victims of child sexual abuse to access compensation by way of their offender's superannuation savings if other orders are not met but believe "the scope ...
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