Superannuation claim
lawyers

You can lodge a superannuation claim as soon as you stop work. This means you can:

• claim super insurance benefits when you can't work due to illness, injury or disability
• claim your super account balance as a lump sum or in instalments once you have retired.

Yes, you can have multiple total and permanent disability (TPD) claims. This will usually be the case if you are a member of more than one superannuation fund.

For disability benefits claims you need a claim form, medical reports that support the claim, relevant documents from medical and other authorities, relevant tax records and written submissions. It is really important to get help with a claim.

For death benefits claims, you need a claim form and any papers showing your relationship to the deceased and any financial dependants.

Our team can help with the complicated forms and make sure all the right information is submitted, setting you up with the best chance of successfully claiming your insurance benefits.

Yes, but usually only one or two. The sessions are known as Independent Medical Examinations.

Your TPD claim will probably stop but you might still be eligible for partial disability payments. It depends on the type of work being performed, the circumstances in which you return, and whether it is a successful return to work. It is always worth contacting us to be sure.

Any dependants of the deceased or their estate can claim super death benefits. This includes a legally married spouse, de facto partner (including same-sex partner), children, financial dependants and inter-dependants.

Death benefits can be claimed by the super policy holder before they die if two doctors certify that the person suffers from a terminal illness and has less than one year to live.

If you want to contest super death benefits, it is important to contact a lawyer immediately.

Yes, but do so immediately because there is usually a 28 day time limit. You can lodge an internal complaint and the trustee has 90 days to make a decision. Get legal help.

Yes. You can appeal to the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal but there is usually a 28 day time limit. You can also appeal to a court. Get legal help.

Maurice Blackburn represents clients making super claims on 'no win, no fee'* basis, which means you don't pay our legal fees if we don't win your claim for you.