Office of Environment & Heritage – Defined benefit Superannuation Schemes
24 July 2015
Office of Environment and Heritage – Superannuation – 24 July 2015 (PDF version)
The É«ÀÇÉçÇøhas been engaged in discussion with the Office of Environment and Heritage in regards to Guaranteed Employer Superannuation Contributions during a declared incident.
The Department sought independent advice from Deloittes Australia who informed OEH that they do not need to provide any further contributions during a declared incident. However, they have stated that if the É«ÀÇÉçÇøcould provide advice to the contrary they would alter their position.
With this in mind, the É«ÀÇÉçÇøwrote a submission to the Australian Taxation Office seeking a ruling. Our submission included award clauses and the ATO’s own reference SGR 2009/2.
The legal department of the ATO promptly contacted the PSA. However, they advised the É«ÀÇÉçÇøthey could not release information to the union.
Therefore, É«ÀÇÉçÇømembers in a Defined Benefits Superannuation Scheme such as SSS or SASS need to formally lodge a request with the ATO.
Due to the specific nature of the information required by the Australian Taxation Office please contact Steve Caslick, Industrial Advocate at the É«ÀÇÉçÇøat who will provide the necessary information for your ATO submission.