In forceSuperannuation: GovernanceLast checked 11 November 2026

Responsible persons (SRS 520.0)

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

Collects information on the responsible persons of an RSE licensee. APRA uses it to supervise the firm (prudential supervision), including checking it meets Prudential Standard SPS 520 Fit and Proper and to publish statistics. Source

Official title: Reporting Standard SRS 520.0 Responsible Persons Information

The facts

Who files
This Reporting Standard applies to each registrable superannuation entity (RSE) licensee (RSE licensee). Source
How often
When responsible persons change, rather than on a fixed cycle. Source
Deadline
Within 14 days of any change or new appointment of a responsible person, and within 14 days of assessing that a responsible person is not fit and proper (the standard also required a first report within 28 days of SPS 520 starting). Source
Format
Other. APRA’s D2A migration pages do not say how this responsible persons form is lodged now; the 2014 standard names the D2A system, which APRA has decommissioned. 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
Group
Superannuation: Governance

Templates (1)

The tables and forms inside the return. Plain name first, the APRA's code in brackets.

  • Responsible Persons Information (SRF 520.0)

Forms named in the reporting standard itself. Source

Validation rules

59 rules, as counted from the APRA's published material. Software can run them exactly as published. Source

How they are written: Excel list with a MATHEMATICAL RULE column (D2A expression syntax), rule type (mandatory or confirmation) and error message..

The rules, on apra.gov.au

How they were counted

Rules not marked Deleted for form code(s) SRF_520_0 in APRA’s legacy D2A file Validation rules all industries June 2025. APRA keeps this file for reference; collections moving to APRA Connect get new rule sets in their taxonomy artefacts.

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 (4)

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.

Sources

Every page and document this return's facts were read from.

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Last checked 11 November 2026.