Commissioner for Superannuation
Commissioner for Superannuation 2008-09 Annual Report
Reader's Guide
Letter of transmittal
Overview
Report on performance
Building Loyalty through excellence
Improving our internal processes
Further enhancing the capability of our people
Improving our financial performance
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Reference material
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Glossary and Acronyms

1922 Act Superannuation Act 1922
1976 Act Superannuation Act 1976
AAT Administrative Appeals Tribunal
ADF Australian Defence Force
AGS Australian Government Solicitor
AGS 1042 Auditing Guidance Statement 1042, issued by the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board of the Australian Accounting Research Foundation
AML/CTF Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing
ANAO Australian National Audit Office
APM Project Administration Platform Modernisation Project, a major upgrade of the IT systems that provide superannuation administration transaction processing
APRA Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
APS schemes CSS, PSS and PSSap schemes
ARIA Australian Reward Investment Alliance
ASIC Australian Securities and Investments Commission
ATA Australian Teleservices Association
ATO Australian Taxation Office
AWA Australian Workplace Agreement
Boards of Trustees ARIA, MSB Board and DFRDB Authority
CDS Commonwealth Disability Strategy
CEM Cost Effectiveness Measurement Benchmarking Inc.
CEO Chief Executive Officer
Clients ARIA, MSB Board and the DFRDB Authority
ComSAS One of ComSuper's Administration Systems
COO Chief Operating Officer
CPI Consumer Price Index
CSC Customer Service Centre
CSS Board Board Formerly the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme Board of Trustees
CSS Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme
Customers Members and pensioners of the CSS, PSS, PSSap, MilitarySuper and DFRDB schemes
DFRB Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Scheme
DFRDB Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Scheme
DFRDB Act Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973
DFRDB Authority the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Authority
ESO Employer Services Online
FMA Act Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
FOI Act Freedom of Information Act 1982
FOI Freedom of Information
IT Information Technology
KPI Key Performance Indicator
Military Schemes MilitarySuper and DFRDB Schemes
MilitarySuper Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme
MSB Board Board Military Superannuation and Benefits Board of Trustees No. 1
OH&S Occupational Health and Safety
OTE Ordinary Time Earnings is what an employee actually earns in a fortnight
PNG Papua New Guinea
PRINCE Projects in Controlled Environments
PSS Board Board Formerly the Public Sector Superannuation Board of Trustees
PSS Public Sector Superannuation Scheme
PSSap Public Sector Superannuation accumulation plan
QSI Quality Service Index
SCT Superannuation Complaints Tribunal
SES Senior Executive Service
SIS Act Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
SIS Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations
SLA Service Level Agreement
SLPA Service Level and Pricing Agreement
Trustee Boards ARIA, MSB Board and DFRDB Authority
TPI Totally and permanently incapacitated
TTY Teletypewriter facility available for hearing impaired clients
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