What we do

We are an Australian Government agency responsible for administering the major superannuation schemes available to Australian Government employees and Australian Defence Force members.

We provide superannuation administration services under authority from the Boards of Trustees responsible for the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS), Public Sector Superannuation (PSS) scheme, Public Sector Superannuation accumulation plan (PSSap), Military Superannuation and Benefits (MilitarySuper) scheme and the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (DFRDB) scheme.

These schemes are amongst the largest and most complex occupational superannuation schemes in Australia. There is a combined membership of over 680,000 contributors, pensioners and preserved benefit members. Details of scheme membership and other statistical information can be obtained from the respective scheme annual reports and the Commissioner for Superannuation annual report to parliament.

The superannuation administration services we provide include:

collection of member contributions and maintenance of member accounts
payment of lump sum and pension benefits
member communications
accounting services
dispute resolution
secretariat support functions.

Superannuation policy for Australian Government employees is the responsibility of the Superannuation Branch in the Department of Finance and Deregulation. They advise the Minister for Finance and Deregulation on policy and financial management issues relating to the CSS, PSS and PSSap schemes.

Superannuation policy for Australian Defence Force members is the responsibility of the Superannuation Section in the Department of Defence.

Boards of Trustees

The respective Boards of Trustees are responsible for the management of the investment funds of the schemes. The Boards also report annually to Parliament on the management of these schemes, including investment matters.

The Boards of Trustees responsible for the schemes we administer are:

Last updated November 23, 2009