Privacy Act Review, Issues Paper
Submission to: Attorney-General’s Department
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Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures for Consultation) Bill 2021: Superannuation Information for Family Law Proceedings
Submission to: Treasury
Joint submission, led by Women’s Legal Service Victoria, supporting the passage of legislation that will allow information about superannuation assets to be provided directly to the Family Court by the ATO during property settlements. This will be of significant benefit to women leaving situations of financial abuse and domestic violence, where perpetrators actively seek to hide assets.
Joint submission, led by Women’s Legal Service Victoria, supporting the passage of legislation that will allow information about superannuation assets to be provided directly to the Family Court by the ATO during property settlements. This will be of significant benefit to women leaving situations of financial abuse and domestic violence, where perpetrators actively seek to hide assets.
Modernising Registry Fees Consultation Paper
Submission to: Treasury
This submission from FCA and the State/Territory financial counselling associations supports the removal of digital retail search fees, such as those to access details about a company such as the names of directors. In a digital age, the cost of these searches is extremely low, and the public benefits would outweigh these costs. Financial counsellors are increasingly helping clients who operate small businesses and agencies cannot afford the costs of these searches. Some clients are not sure if they are directors or not and financial counsellors also assist people who have been coerced into becoming a director. If the Government does not decide to make these searches free, we recommend that financial counsellors are exempted from having to pay these costs. There is already a precedent, with journalists for example, having free access.
This submission from FCA and the State/Territory financial counselling associations supports the removal of digital retail search fees, such as those to access details about a company such as the names of directors. In a digital age, the cost of these searches is extremely low, and the public benefits would outweigh these costs. Financial counsellors are increasingly helping clients who operate small businesses and agencies cannot afford the costs of these searches. Some clients are not sure if they are directors or not and financial counsellors also assist people who have been coerced into becoming a director. If the Government does not decide to make these searches free, we recommend that financial counsellors are exempted from having to pay these costs. There is already a precedent, with journalists for example, having free access.