Office of Environment and Heritage – Superannuation – 24 July 2015 (PDF version)
The PSA has 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 PSA could provide advice to the contrary they would alter their position.
With this in mind, the PSA wrote 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 PSA they could not release information to the union.
Therefore, PSA members 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 PSA at [email protected] who will provide the necessary information for your ATO submission.