Letter of Transmittal
Senator the Hon Nick Sherry
Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
Dear Minister,
I have pleasure in providing to you the Annual Report for 2007-08 on the general administration of ComSuper. The report has been prepared in accordance with the Requirements 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 D), as required by section 161A of the Superannuation Act 1976. Appendix D to this document also includes a report on the administration and operation of Parts 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.
You are required to cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of Parliament within 15 sitting days after you receive it, but, in any event, not later than 31 October 2008.
Yours sincerely
Leo Bator
Commissioner for Superannuation and
Chief Executive Officer ComSuper
5 September 2008
© Commonwealth of Australia 2008
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.
