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In forceLife insurance: General instructionsLast checked 11 November 2026

General reporting requirements for life insurers (LRS 001)

A regulatory return listed by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), Australia.

Sets the general instructions and due dates that apply to the other reporting standards for this industry. It does not have its own form. Source

Official title: Reporting Standard LRS 001 Reporting Requirements

The facts

Who files
This Reporting Standard applies to all life insurance companies including friendly societies (together referred to as ‘life companies’) registered under the Life Insurance Act 1995 (Life Act). Source
How often
Applies to all life insurance reporting standards: quarterly, half-yearly and annual information. Source
Deadline
A life company must provide quarterly and half-yearly information 20 business days after the end of the reporting period, and annual information three months after the end of the reporting period. Source
Format
Other. No separate submission: this standard sets definitions or general instructions used by the other reporting standards. Source
How it is filed
Filing routes recorded for the APRA: APRA Connect; Alternate Submission Process (temporary). See how firms file with the APRA.
Status
In force
Legal basis
Group
Life insurance: General instructions

Templates (0)

The library lists no templates for this return.

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Validation rules

No published validation rules were found for this return. Definitions or general instructions only: no data and no validation rules of its own. Source

Public data

No published data from this return was found. No APRA statistical publication was found that names this return as a source (checked the explanatory notes and specifications of APRA’s current statistical publications). Source

Official documents (2)

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Sources

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Last checked 11 November 2026.