Part IIAA
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The Banking Executive Accountability Regime
History
Pt IIAA inserted by No 5 of 2018, s 3 and Sch 1 item 1, effective 1 July 2018. No 5 of 2018, s 3 and Sch 1 items 15
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18 contain the following application provisions:
Part 3
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Application of amendments
15 Requirement to register
If, immediately before the commencement of Part
IIAA
of the
Banking Act 1959
as amended by this Act, a person held a position, in or relating to an ADI or a subsidiary of an ADI, that causes the person on that commencement to be an accountable person of that ADI or subsidiary, paragraph
37DA(1)(a)
of that Act as so amended does not apply in relation to that person until the end of the period of 90 days after that commencement.
16 Deferral of variable remuneration
(1)
Division
4
of Part
IIAA
of the
Banking Act 1959
as inserted by this Act applies in relation to the variable remuneration of an accountable person only if the decision granting the accountable person the variable remuneration was made on or after 1 January 2019.
(2)
Despite subitem (1), if an accountable person
'
s variable remuneration is payable under a contract entered into before the day this Act received the Royal Assent, Division
4
of Part
IIAA
of the
Banking Act 1959
as inserted by this Act does not apply in relation to the variable remuneration until 1 January 2020.
(3)
Despite subitem (1), if:
(a)
an accountable person
'
s variable remuneration is payable under a contract entered into before the commencement of Part
IIAA
of the
Banking Act 1959
as inserted by this Act; and
(b)
apart from this subitem, the application of Division
4
of that Part in relation to the variable remuneration would result in an acquisition of property (within the meaning of paragraph
51(xxxi)
of the Constitution) from a person otherwise than on just terms (within the meaning of that paragraph);
that Division does not apply in relation to the variable remuneration to the extent that it would result in such an acquisition.
Note:
Because this subitem prevents Division
4
of Part
IIAA
of the
Banking Act 1959
from giving rise to such an acquisition of property in relation to variable remuneration payable under such a contract, compensation will not be payable under section
69E
of that Act.
17 Accountability statements and accountability maps
(1)
APRA may, by legislative instrument, determine, in relation to accountability statements and accountability maps mentioned in section
37F
of the
Banking Act 1959
as inserted by this Act, transitional requirements applying during the period (the
transition period
) of 18 months after the commencement of Part
IIAA
of the
Banking Act 1959
as so inserted.
(2)
Compliance during the transition period with those transitional requirements, to the extent that they relate to accountability statements, is taken, for the purposes of the
Banking Act 1959
, to be compliance with paragraph
37F(1)(a)
of that Act as inserted by this Act.
(3)
Compliance during the transition period with those transitional requirements, to the extent that they relate to accountability maps, is taken, for the purposes of the
Banking Act 1959
, to be compliance with paragraph
37F(1)(b)
of that Act as inserted by this Act.
(4)
This item does not limit the ways paragraph
37F(1)(a)
or (b) of the
Banking Act 1959
as inserted by this Act may be complied with during the transition period.
18 Application to small and medium ADIs
(1)
Despite item 15 and subitem 16(1), Part
IIAA
of the
Banking Act 1959
as inserted by this Act applies in relation to the following on and after 1 July 2019:
(a)
a medium ADI;
(b)
a small ADI;
(c)
an accountable person of a medium ADI;
(d)
an accountable person of a small ADI.
(2)
Despite subitem (1), if:
(a)
an accountable person
'
s variable remuneration is payable under a contract entered into before the commencement of Part
IIAA
of the
Banking Act 1959
as inserted by this Act; and
(b)
apart from this subitem, the application of Division
4
of that Part in relation to the variable remuneration would result in an acquisition of property (within the meaning of paragraph
51(xxxi)
of the Constitution) from a person otherwise than on just terms (within the meaning of that paragraph);
that Division does not apply in relation to the variable remuneration to the extent that it would result in such an acquisition.
Note:
Because this subitem prevents Division
4
of Part
IIAA
of the
Banking Act 1959
from giving rise to such an acquisition of property in relation to variable remuneration payable under such a contract, compensation will not be payable under section
69E
of that Act.
(3)
Despite item 17, transitional requirements determined by APRA under that item apply in relation to a medium ADI, or a small ADI, on and after 1 July 2019.
Division 2
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Accountability obligations
History
Div 2 inserted by No 5 of 2018, s 3 and Sch 1 item 1, effective 1 July 2018. For application provisions, see note under Pt
IIAA
heading.
SECTION 37C
37C
The accountability obligations of an ADI
The accountability obligations of an ADI are to take reasonable steps to:
(a)
conduct its business with honesty and integrity, and with due skill, care and diligence; and
(b)
deal with APRA in an open, constructive and cooperative way; and
(c)
in conducting its business, prevent matters from arising that would adversely affect the ADI
'
s prudential standing or prudential reputation; and
(d)
ensure that each of its accountable persons meets his or her accountability obligations under section
37CA
; and
(e)
ensure that each of its subsidiaries that is not an ADI complies with paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) as if the subsidiary were an ADI.
History
S 37C inserted by No 5 of 2018, s 3 and Sch 1 item 1, effective 1 July 2018. For application provisions, see note under Pt
IIAA
heading.
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