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Thursday, 7 December 2000
Page: 23862


Mr Kelvin Thomson asked the Minister representing the Assistant Treasurer, upon notice, on 29 May 2000:

(1) How many complaints does the Australian Taxation Office have on its books concerning Superannuation Guarantee non compliance.

(2) During (a) 1998-99 and (b) 1999-2000 to date, how many Australian workers did not receive their full Superannuation Guarantee entitlements.


Mr Costello (Treasurer) —The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(1) The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) currently has 7,814 active notifications from employees on its books regarding Superannuation Guarantee non-compliance.

(2) (a) As determined by the ATO's annual Superannuation Guarantee Compliance Survey, 8% of employees had insufficient contributions made on their behalf during 1998-99.

It is important to note that of the 8% who had insufficient contributions made, more than half had within 1% of the full amount contributed.

(b) The results of the ATO's Superannuation Guarantee Compliance Survey for the 1999-2000 year is currently not available. It is expected that the findings will be released within the next few weeks.