Number of contributing members affected by incorrect 2015-16 Maximum Benefit Limit thresholds

Gerard Gough made this Freedom of Information request to Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation

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Dear Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation,

The 2015-16 Pension Maximum Benefit Fact Sheet published on the Military Superannuation website and used to calculate PMBMC figures for contibuting members of the MSBS when they reached their Pension Maximum Benefit Limit contained incorrect threshold amounts.

The use of the incorrect MBL threshold figures has resulted in a number of members making additional personal mandatory contributions to their MSBS member benefit as well as receiving employer contributions in excess of when they would have normally stopped receiving employer contributions, had the correct MBL threshold amounts been used to calculate the PMBMC.

How many MSBS members received additional employer contributions as a result of the use of incorrect MBL threshold amounts?

What was the total amount of employer contributions made by Defence to contributing members of the MSBS as a result of incorrect MBL threshold amounts?

Yours faithfully,
Gerard Gough.

Secretary CSC,



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Dear Mr Gough,

 

In response to your email dated 17 December 2016.

 

1.     How many MSBS members received additional employer contributions as
a result of the use of incorrect MBL threshold amounts? 

A.    75 member were impacted by the 2016/16 Maximum Benefit Limit
thresholds amounts.

 

2.     What was the total amount of employer contributions made by Defence
to contributing members of the MSBS as a result of incorrect MBL threshold
amounts? 

A.    There were no employer contributions made by Defence as these are
notional amounts.

 

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as a formal FOI request.

 

Best regards,

 

Adam Ivancic

Administrator
Governance & Policy

Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC)

 

Phone: (02) 6272 9000

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Gerard Gough [mailto:[FOI #2842 email]]
Sent: Saturday, 17 December 2016 11:11 AM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Number of contributing members
affected by incorrect 2015-16 Maximum Benefit Limit thresholds

 

Dear Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation,

 

The 2015-16 Pension Maximum Benefit Fact Sheet published on the Military
Superannuation website and used to calculate PMBMC figures for contibuting
members of the MSBS when they reached their Pension Maximum Benefit Limit
contained incorrect threshold amounts.

 

The use of the incorrect MBL threshold figures has resulted in a number of
members making additional personal mandatory contributions to their MSBS
member benefit as well as receiving employer contributions in excess of
when they would have normally stopped receiving employer contributions,
had the correct MBL threshold amounts been used to calculate the PMBMC.

 

How many MSBS members received additional employer contributions as a
result of the use of incorrect MBL threshold amounts?

 

What was the total amount of employer contributions made by Defence to
contributing members of the MSBS as a result of incorrect MBL threshold
amounts?

 

Yours faithfully,

Gerard Gough.

 

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ADF Super: RSE R1077063

CSS: RSE R1004649

MSBS: RSE R1000306

PSS: RSE R1004595

PSSap: RSE R1004601

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