Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP240102076

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP240102076

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Superannuation as Inheritance: Law, Practice and Reform. Given that Australian retirees are leaving behind billions of superannuation assets for inheritance, this project aims to obtain accurate real world findings about how superfunds distribute superannuation inheritances in practice. Current law has not kept pace with reality, largely leaving superfund trustees to decide how to bequest their deceased members’ excess superannuation. Australian families are at the mercy of superfunds. The expected outcomes of this project include evidence-based proposals to reform industry practice and the law. These reforms will promote respect for Australians’ testamentary wishes, safeguard against abuse, and advance societal interests in philanthropy, wealth equality and fiscal responsibility.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2024

End Date: 31-12-2026

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $169,128.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Equity and trusts law | Taxation law | Law in context not elsewhere classified | Private law and civil obligations |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Ageing and Older People | Equity and trusts law | Law in context not elsewhere classified | Private law and civil obligations | Superannuation and Insurance Services | Taxation | Taxation law

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