Government amends key super reformsBY JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018 4:24PM Amending the Protecting Your Super reforms, the Federal Government has made an exception to the opt-in life insurance changes to ensure coverage for Australians working in dangerous occupations. Related News |
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It's a pity we don't have a standard list of occupations and have that as mandatory data in a SuperStream file. Trustees have no way of knowing what occupation a member has.