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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
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      <name>COVID-19 Economic Response</name>
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          <heading>COVID-19 Economic Response</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="543" kind="question">
        <name>Ms BEDFORD</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Florey</electorate>
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          <question date="2021-10-13" qonNum="813">
            <name>COVID-19 Economic Response</name>
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          <inserted>813 <by role="member" id="543">Ms BEDFORD (Florey)</by> (13 October 2021).  What can be done to assist people hoping to avoid penalties that might exist for those who accessed funds via the COVID-19 early release super scheme last year who are now looking to make repayments or multiple payments to replenish their funds?</inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="4338" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Dunstan</electorate>
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            <name>Premier</name>
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          <question date="2021-10-13" qonNum="813">
            <name>COVID-19 Economic Response</name>
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            <by role="member" id="4338">The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>The Treasury Laws Amendment (More Flexible Superannuation) Bill 2021 was passed by the commonwealth parliament in June 2021. The amendments will enable people who received COVID-19 early release superannuation payments to make personal contributions to recontribute these amounts to superannuation, without affecting their (after tax) non-concessional contributions cap (currently $110,000 per financial year).</inserted>
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          <inserted>These new arrangements also apply to public sector employees and are being administered by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Any person looking to utilise this facility will need to complete a form available from the ATO website.</inserted>
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