Checklist · Superannuation
SMSF rollover checklist
A checklist for an SMSF rollover in or out: the electronic message and the separate payment, the three-business-day period, the payment reference, and the exceptions the rollover page lists. It does not move the money.
- Kind
- Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Where it applies
- Australia
- AI use
- Green The tool writes the first draft inside a template you have already tested. You check it. Without that test, first drafting starts at Yellow.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the authority it cites, for Australia.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use when a member has asked an SMSF to roll benefits to or from another fund. Do not use it for an in-specie transfer, a foreign fund, or a family-law split without the rollover benefits statement the page names. The untaxed-plan-cap page was not opened.
Used for these tasks
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may build the checklist from the two funds' details and flag a name or account that does not match. It must not send the message, make the payment, or say the rollover has been accepted.
AI may
- Compare the member's name, date of birth and fund details across the ATO, the sending fund and the receiving fund
- Record whether the request is for the whole balance or part, and which channel the page allows for that request
- Describe the payment reference as the ABN, then the day and month, then a three-digit sequence, without reusing the page's sample number
- Diary three business days for the trustee to complete the rollover once all the information is in, and three business days for the outcome message
AI must not
- Must not send the SuperStream message or the payment
- Must not decide that a condition of release is met. A rollover to another fund does not itself require one, subject to the deed
- Must not reuse the page's untaxed-element illustration, or state the current untaxed plan cap
- Must not use one payment reference for two payments
The lawyer checks
- The fund has an active electronic service address that offers rollovers, an ABN, and a complying or registered status on Super Fund Lookup
- The member details are identical, including a shortened given name
- A death-benefit rollover to a dependant has the extra statement within 30 days
- A wind-up rollover is made only after liabilities are paid and money owed to the fund is in, and remaining benefits go within 28 days so this is before the ABN is cancelled
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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