Letter of Transmittal

The Hon Lindsay Tanner
Minister for Finance and Deregulation
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600

Dear Minister,

I have pleasure in providing you with the Annual Report for 2008-09 on the general administration of ComSuper. The report has been prepared in accordance with the Requirement for Annual Reports, approved on behalf of the Parliament by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit as required under section 63(2) of the Public Service Act 1999.

This report also covers the general administration and operation of the Superannuation Act 1922 (which is described in Appendix C), as required by section 161A of the Superannuation Act 1976. Appendix C to this document also includes a report on the administration and operation of Part V (Superannuation) and IX (Miscellaneous) of the Papua New Guinea (Staffing Assistance) Act 1973. It is presented to you in accordance with section 21 of that Act.

Yours sincerely

Leo Bator
Commissioner for Superannuation and
Chief Executive Officer ComSuper

28 September 2009

ISSN 1031 8585

ISBN 978-1-921246-30-2

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This Annual Report has previously been published as:

Annual Report of the Superannuation Fund Management Board, from 1922-23 to 1928-29
Annual Report of the Superannuation Board, from 1929-30 to 1975-76
Annual Reports of the Superannuation Fund Investment Trust and the Commissioner for Superannuation, from 1976-77 to 1988-89 (also Interim Reports, from 1976-77 to 1992-93).

See also the annual reports of the:

ARIA (Australian Reward Investment Alliance)
Military Superannuation and Benefits Board of Trustees No. 1
Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Authority

all of which are tabled before Parliament.

ComSuper ABN: 77 310 752 950

Superannuation Product Identification Number (SPIN): CMSX100AU

Important note: All contribution, benefit, membership and exit statistics are derived solely from records available to the Commissioner for Superannuation as they stood at the time these statistics were compiled.

Where statistics for earlier financial years are quoted, these may vary from those previously published due to the application of retrospective adjustments. For similar reasons statistical information in this report may also vary from that presented by other agencies. Any descriptions in this report relating to the provisions of the Acts administered are not definitive.