Checklist · Superannuation
Unclaimed superannuation money statement checklist
A preparation list for the unclaimed superannuation money statement (NAT 71864): who may use the paper form, the due dates, and the question labels on the instructions. It is not the signed statement.
- Kind
- Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Where it applies
- Australia
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- 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 super provider is preparing a paper unclaimed superannuation money statement for fewer than seven members, or for a New Zealand-sourced amount. Do not use it as the lodged form. Seven or more members, other than a New Zealand-sourced amount, are lodged electronically. That protocol 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 list the question numbers and copy fund details into a working table. It must not choose a member-status code, sign the declaration, or lodge the statement.
AI may
- Set out sections A to F and the question labels the instructions use
- Enter the unclaimed-money day as 30 June or 31 December, and the scheduled statement day the table pairs with it
- Flag that a New Zealand-sourced amount is mentioned both at question 45 and, in the question 44 note, at question 54
AI must not
- Must not decide that an account is lost, inactive, or a trustee voluntary payment
- Must not sign the declaration or lodge the statement
- Must not use this paper form for 7 or more members unless a New Zealand-sourced amount is being reported
- Must not invent a ground for deferral under the Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999
The lawyer checks
- Section 20C notices have been read before the statement is completed. Their contents are not in these instructions
- The member-status code is one of the codes the instructions list, and code L is not used for an SMSF or a small APRA fund
- Question 44 and question 45 are completed from the current form, after the question 54 cross-reference is checked
- The declaration is signed by the supplier, the provider, or both, as the instructions require, on the form itself
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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