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
- Quarterly and annually. Source
- Deadline
- The information required by this Reporting Standard in respect of a life company must be provided to APRA: in the case of quarterly information, within 20 business days after the end of the reporting period to which the information relates; in the case of annual information, within three months after the end of the reporting period to which the information relates; or in the case of information provided in accordance with paragraph 8, within the time specified by notice in writing. Source
- Format
- XML, Excel, Web form. Lodged in APRA Connect: upload an XML file built to the published XSD, upload an Excel file using the form layouts in the reporting taxonomy, or enter the data on screen. APRA Connect does not take XBRL for these collections. 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 forceThis version of the standard is registered and in force; it applies to reporting periods ending on or after 31 December 2026. Earlier periods are reported under the version it replaced. Source
- Legal basis
- Group
- Life insurance: Capital
Templates (1)
The tables and forms inside the return. Plain name first, the APRA's code in brackets.
- Derivatives Activity (LRS 114.2 Table 1) (LRS_114_2_Table_1)
Form tables in the APRA Connect reporting taxonomy (LRS 114.2 Derivatives Activity-V2). Source
Validation rules
8 rules, as counted from the APRA's published material. They are written for people to read; software cannot run them as published. Source
How they are written: Excel Rules worksheet listing each rule ID, type (error or warning) and a plain-English business definition; an XSD in the same zip validates the structure of XML files. No executable expressions are published for these collections..
How they were counted
Rows in the Rules worksheet of the current reporting taxonomy workbook(s) inside the APRA Connect taxonomy artefacts zip: 8 in LRS 114.2 Derivatives Activity-V2.xlsx. Includes general checks such as the ABN check. Built-in data type and enumeration checks are not listed as rules.
Counts are in the APRA's own unit, so they are not comparable with other regulators' counts.
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 (7)
The APRA's own files, with the size and SHA-256 fingerprint of each as downloaded on 11 November 2026, so anyone can tell whether a copy is the same version.
- Financial Sector (Collection of Data) (reporting standard) determination No. 13 of 2026 (Reporting Standard LRS 114.2)
Reporting standard · PDF · 301.2 KB · 27 October 2026
Legislative instrument F2026L01471 on the Federal Register of Legislation, registered 2026-11-03; status on the register: InForce. APRA’s industry page still links the earlier instrument F2023L00316, which the register shows as repealed.
SHA-256
b9fbfc6f27c1show in fullb9fbfc6f27c1ccdf2b811c3bbddd1a8574d33d7c2c1e0890f3cc886557ce71ea - Life insurance: prudential and reporting standards (APRA list of current standards)
List of returns · HTML
- APRA Connect LI Taxonomy Artefacts September 2026
Taxonomy · ZIP · 2.0 MB · 16 September 2026
Zip of APRA Connect reporting taxonomy workbooks (one per collection, each with Forms, Elements and Rules worksheets), XSD files for XML upload, and the industry validation rules workbook.
SHA-256
8566d4f85de5show in full8566d4f85de5ffa27b19ec1d75702d9de649348f264a1451a9bfb606ce77b2ea - APRA Connect - LI Artefacts Change Log September 2026
Release note · XLSX · 39.0 KB · 16 September 2026
SHA-256
a8c2eb5b7daeshow in fulla8c2eb5b7dae4f2630a0b556fc5e929e32b8e35f06a17aee95d741e921412113 - APRA Connect Taxonomy Artefacts
Guidance · HTML · 29 October 2026
Explains the reporting taxonomy, validation rules file and XSD files, and lists each collection’s XSD.
- Life insurance and Friendly Societies (LI_FS)
Template · ZIP · 69.9 KB · 28 April 2026
D2A Excel templates for the temporary Alternate Submission Process.
SHA-256
37cfa71a3baeshow in full37cfa71a3baeb28161117baa8c2ee1a307c26cfd1fe68bddcfcac0469bb08dcb - Alternate D2A submission guidance for all Insurance entities - 31 March 2026
Filing rules · PDF · 165.6 KB · 31 March 2026
SHA-256
5c4ef3e0f574show in full5c4ef3e0f574a4558d5714d3bc3d759d805a518461dd3711fc21031ef33108c9
Sources
Every page and document this return's facts were read from.
- apra.gov.au/life-insurance/prudential-and-reporting-standards
- legislation.gov.au/F2026L01471/latest/text
- apra.gov.au/system/files/2026-09/APRA%20Connect%20LI%20Taxonomy%20Artefacts%20September%202026.zip
- apra.gov.au/apra-connect/apra-connect-taxonomy-artefacts
- apra.gov.au/news-and-publications?document_type%5B0%5D=bundle%3Astatistical_publication&created=All&sort_bef_combine=created_DESC
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Last checked 11 November 2026.
