Superannuation

This is the main site from the Australian Government Taxation Office and sets out tables that show the maximum and minimum pension valuation factors used to calculate maximum and minimum payment limits for pensions and annuities.

The allocated pension calculator is designed to help you understand the main factors that determine how long an allocated pension will last.  The calculator allows comparison of up to three scenarios.

This is a 23 page information booklet from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, a government body which gives advice about pensions. It gives advice on how your divorce will affect your pension.

This page on the Australian Government's Taxation Office website details how interests in Superannuation funds can be allocated in a divorce.  It is possible for the non-member spouse to receive an entitlement to their partner's Superannuation whether married or living together, including same-sex relationships.

This is a fact sheet from the First State Super (FSS), a trustee corporation, which details the process and information required to split a superannuation benefit when a marraige breaks down.

Here is a list of basic terms used for splitting superannuation. It has been compiled by the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department.

This page on the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department website has an informative list of questions and answers explaining how superannuation splitting works.