Employees (including casual and temporary employees), are entitled to compulsory employer superannuation contributions. New employees are eligible to join First State Super or to arrange private superannuation scheme coverage.

Generally superannuation schemes include:

• First State Super (FSS) - open to new employees from 1 July 1992
• State Superannuation Scheme (SSS) - closed to new members on 1 July 1985
• Police Superannuation Scheme (PSS) - closed on 1 April 1988
• State Authorities Superannuation Scheme (SASS) - closed 19 December 1992
• State Authorities Non-contributory Superannuation Scheme (SANCS) (otherwise known as the 3% or Basic Benefit Scheme) - closed 19 December 1992.
• Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS)
• Energy Industry Superannuation Scheme (EISS).

Further information

Websites

• www.firststatesuper.com.au for First State Super
• www.statesuper.nsw.gov.au for the closed schemes (SSS, PSS and SASS)
• www.lgsuper.com.au for Local Government Superannuation Scheme
• www.eisuper.com.au for Electricity Industry Superannuation Scheme

Telephone

• First State Superannuation Scheme (FSS) - 1300 650 873
• State Superannuation Scheme (SSS) - 1300 130 096
• Police Superannuation Scheme (PSS) - 1300 130 097
• State Authorities Superannuation Scheme (SASS) - 1300 130 095
• SSS, PSS & SASS Pensioners - 1300 652 113
• SSS, PSS & SASS Deferred benefits - 1300 130 094
• Local Government Superannuation Scheme or Electricity Industry Superannuation Scheme - 1300 369 901

Email

• FSS - enquiries@firststatesuper.com.au
  SSS, PSS & SASS - enquiries@stc.nsw.gov.au

See also

• Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)
  Information about superannuation rules and regulations

Telephone: 1300 13 10 60
Website: www.apra.gov.au

• Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
  Information about Superannuation Guarantee contributions, taxation, co-contributions and details of some past unclaimed (lost) superannuation monies and self managed superannuation funds:

Telephone: 13 10 20
Website: www.ato.gov.au

Enquiries about lost private sector superannuation:

Telephone: 13 28 65
Website: www.ato.gov.au/super.

• Office of State Revenue (OSR)
  Information about lost NSW public sector superannuation:

Telephone: 02 9689 6200
Email:  service@osr.nsw.gov.au
Website: www.osr.nsw.gov.au.

• Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (SCT)
  Information about appeals against decisions by private sector superannuation providers:

Telephone: 1300 78 08 08
Website: www.sct.gov.au