Reporting periods and due datesReporting periods and due dates

Reporting periods and due dates

6. Subject to paragraph 7, an insurer must provide the information required by this Reporting Standard in respect of each financial year of the insurer.
7. If, having regard to the particular circumstances of an insurer, APRA considers it necessary or desirable to obtain information more or less frequently than as provided by paragraph 6, APRA may, by notice in writing, change the reporting periods, or specify reporting periods, for the particular insurer.
8. The information required by this Reporting Standard in respect of an insurer must be provided to APRA:

(a) in the case of annual information provided in accordance with paragraph 6, within three months after the end of the reporting period to which the information relates; or

(b) in the case of information provided in accordance with paragraph 7, within the time specified by notice in writing.

9. APRA may, in writing, grant an insurer an extension of a due date in paragraph 8, in which case the new due date will be the date on the notice of extension.

Note: For the avoidance of doubt, if the due date for a particular reporting period falls on a day other than a usual business day, an insurer is nonetheless required to submit the information required no later than the due date.