Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Tackling the Gender Super Gap) Bill 2025
Amends the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 , Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to enable spouses to split their collective superannuation balances between them on an ongoing annual basis.
Summary from the official bill homepage.
Progress
| Date | Step |
|---|---|
| Senate | |
| 4 Sep 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 4 Sep 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 13 May 2026 | Second reading debate |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Second reading debate |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Second reading negatived |
Divisions on this bill
- 24 Jun 2026 Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Tackling the Gender Super Gap) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea Negatived Senate 27–34
Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.