Payroll

DSPANZ plays an essential role in representing the business software sector across Australia and New Zealand, assisting Digital Service Providers (DSPs) in navigating Australia's evolving payroll landscape and staying complaint with changing regulations.

Members Only Payroll Working Group

The Working Group fosters an open environment through networking, collaboration, and continuous learning to address common challenges, understand regulatory impacts, and stay informed on the latest developments.

The working group is open to DSPANZ members only and meets every six weeks. Members can access meeting outcomes and materials here.

Working Group Chairs

Paul Orford

Co-Chair

DSPANZ & ReadyTech

Simone Dixon

Co-Chair

DSPANZ

Materials

Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill

DSPANZ provided a submission on the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill emphasising the need to consult with DSPs on how they operationalise the amendments outlined in the Bill to ensure they can be implemented in software.

Read our full submission here.

Criminalising Wage Underpayments

We provided a submission to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations' Criminalising wage underpayments and reforming civil penalties in the Fair Work Act 2009 consultation paper on 12 May 2023.

You can read our full submission here.

Same Job, Same Pay

We provided a submission to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations' Same Job, Same Pay consultation paper on 12 May 2023.

Access a full copy of our submission here.

Privacy Act Review Report

The Attorney-General's Department released the Privacy Act Review Report on 16 February. DSPANZ provided a submission responding the report on 31 March 2023.

Method for Adjusting Wage-Based Allowances

We provided a submission on the Variation on the Commission's own motion on the method of adjusting wage-related allowances on 28 February 2023. Access a copy of this submission here.

Help Shape the Future of Classification on Industries in Australia

We provided a submission to the Australian Bureau of Statistics consultation - Help Shape the Future of Classification on Industries in Australia - on 25 November 2022. Access a copy of the submission here.

Paid Family & Domestic Violence Leave Submission

DSPANZ provided a submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Education and Employment's Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2022 Inquiry on 18 August 2022. Read more and access a copy of the submission.

FinTech RegTech Issues Paper 2 Submission

ABSIA made a submission to the Senate Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology issues paper two on 11 December 2020. Access a copy of this submission here.

STP Legislative Instrument Letter to Ministers

On Friday 11 December, following the release of the draft Single Touch Payroll (STP) Phase 2 Legislative Instrument, ABSIA sent the Hon. Stuart Robert MP and the Hon. Michael Sukkar MP a letter requesting a minimum 12 month deferral on the legislative instrument commencement date. A copy of this letter can be found here.