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Spouse contributions

Spouse contributions are contributions you can make to MilitarySuper for your spouse. Your spouse will become a beneficiary of MilitarySuper and his or her contributions will be kept in a separate account.

To be eligible to receive spouse contributions, your spouse must be a person who shares a marital or couple relationship with you. A marital or couple relationship exists if you have been living together as husband, wife or partner on a permanent and bona fide domestic basis for a continuous period of at least 3 years. If the period is less than 3 years, MilitarySuper will need to consider evidence to determine if spouse contributions can be received. This includes but is not limited to, evidence establishing any of the following:

  • your spouse is wholly or substantially dependent on you
  • you are legally married
  • your relationship has been registered under a law of a state or territory as a prescribed kind of relationship
  • you have a child born of the relationship or adopted during the relationship
  • you have a child of both of you within the meaning of the Family Law Act 1975

    or

  • you jointly own a home which is your usual residence.

ComSuper will advise you and your spouse if spouse contributions can be paid into the MSB Fund. If so, your spouse will be advised of their spouse account reference number. You will also be advised if your spouse is not eligible to receive spouse contributions

Once you have made these contributions, the benefit belongs to your spouse and will be payable to him or her. You no longer have any right to this benefit. This benefit will be payable as a lump sum only, rather than as a pension.
Your spouse will also be able to choose any of the investment choices and switch between options at any time.

No tax is payable on these contributions on entry to the Fund as these contributions are paid from your after tax salary.

You and your spouse need to be aware of the contribution limits.

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