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D18A

Message D18A/SUPCOT

Superannuation contributions advice message

The Superannuation Contributions Advice is sent by a party to an organisation administering a superannuation scheme, to detail contribution payments made for members of the superannuation scheme.

Message description

UNH

M(1) : Message header

A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Superannuation contributions advice message is SUPCOT. Note: Superannuation contributions advice messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 SUPCOT 0052 D 0054 18A 0051 UN

BGM

M(1) : Beginning of message

A segment for unique identification of the Superannuation Contributions Advice Message, the type of Superannuation Contributions Advice and its function.

RFF

M(6) : Reference

A segment for referencing information related to the whole message. The scheme/ plan number is mandatory. In addition, the employer number and other references, such as references to payments, may be provided.

PAI

C(1) : Payment instructions

A segment specifying the payment means (e.g. cheque or direct bank transfer) and, if required, the payment channel for the Superannuation Contributions Advice. The payment conditions may also be specified.

CUX

C(1) : Currencies

A segment giving the currency and the associated exchange rate of the total amount paid in relation to this advice.

FII

C(2) : Financial institution information

A segment identifying the financial institution (e.g. bank) and account number of the issuing party, and, where required, the receiving party.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment which may include the message date, the payment date, the cheque date, the date and time associated with any validation keys, and other dates relevant to the whole of the message.

PYT

C(1) : Payment terms

A segment to indicate payment terms applicable to the whole message, such as the number of periods covered by the contributions advice.

FTX

C(5) : Free text

A segment for free text information in coded or clear form, to give further clarification when required to the Superannuation Contributions Advice message. It should be noted that the use of clear text may require special processing of this segment.

SG1 C(6) : NAD-SG2

A group of segments identifying names and addresses relevant to the Superannuation Contributions Advice.

NAD

M(1) : Name and address

A segment identifying the name and address of the parties associated with the Superannuation Contributions Advice and their functions. Examples are: the employer, the recipient system and the name and address of the payer's financial institution if required.

SG2 C(5) : CTA-COM

A group of segments identifying contact persons or department and their communication number.

CTA

M(1) : Contact information

A segment giving additional contact information of a person or department specified in the NAD segment and to whom communication should be directed.

COM

C(1) : Communication contact

A segment specifying communication contact number.

UNS

M(1) : Section control

A service segment placed at the start of the summary section to avoid segment collision.

SG3 M(999999) : NAD-ATT-RFF-DTM-EMP-LOC-FTX-SG4

A group of segments identifying member and employment details.

NAD

M(1) : Name and address

A segment providing the member's identification number, and, if required, the member's name, title, and work address details.

ATT

C(1) : Attribute

A segment providing the member's sex type.

RFF

C(1) : Reference

A segment for identifying the member's payroll number or an associated reference.

DTM

C(1) : Date/time/period

A segment providing the member's birth date.

EMP

C(1) : Employment details

A segment providing required employment details of the member, such as the member's employment category.

LOC

C(1) : Place/location identification

A segment providing the member's work location identification.

FTX

C(3) : Free text

A segment for free text information in coded or clear form, to give information on additional attributes if required. Coded text should be used where possible, as the use of clear text may require special processing of the FTX segment information.

SG4 M(9) : PYT-MOA-CUX-DTM-FTX-SG5

A group of segments identifying contribution processing details. Any date details may be provided in either segment group 4 or in segment group 5, depending on requirements.

PYT

M(1) : Payment terms

A segment giving the number of payment periods associated with the contribution, and, if required, the payment frequency (as part of the type of period). The payment terms type qualifier needs to be used to indicate whether regular or other (e.g. advanced payments) contributions are involved.

MOA

C(1) : Monetary amount

A segment providing the member's salary.

CUX

C(1) : Currencies

A segment identifying the currency and associated exchange rate of the member's salary and contributions.

DTM

C(3) : Date/time/period

A segment specifying the contribution start and end dates, and the date of any contribution termination.

FTX

C(3) : Free text

A segment for free text information in coded or clear form, to give information on additional attributes if required. Coded text should be used where possible, as the use of clear text may require special processing of the FTX segment information.

SG5 M(99) : COT-MOA-DTM-FTX

A group of segments identifying member contribution amount details and their type. Dates may be provided in this segment group where needed. An investment instruction may also be provided as required.

COT

M(1) : Contribution details

A segment to qualify the nature of a contribution (e.g. a normal, special or a final/ceasing contribution), and the type of a contribution (often mandatory) such as member or company paid. Conditionally, the segment may provide an investment instruction, and give the reason for a change in contributions as indicated by the contributions qualifier and the monetary amount (e.g. a final/ceasing contribution has been made).

MOA

M(1) : Monetary amount

A segment giving the contribution amount paid for or by the member.

DTM

C(3) : Date/time/period

A segment specifying the contribution start and end dates, and the date of any contribution termination as needed.

FTX

C(3) : Free text

A segment for free text information in coded or clear form, to give information on additional attributes if required. Coded text should be used where possible, as the use of clear text may require special processing of the FTX segment information.

UNS

M(1) : Section control

A service segment placed at the start of the summary section to avoid segment collision.

MOA

M(1) : Monetary amount

A segment giving the total amount being paid into the superannuation scheme as specified by this advice.

CNT

C(9) : Control total

A segment to provide message control totals as required. For example, the total number of individual contribution amounts could be provided. It should be noted that a balancing monetary total is provided by the total amount paid.

AUT

C(1) : Authentication result

A segment to specify the results of the application of an authentication procedure, enabling to check the authenticity of the sender and the integrity of the data.

UNT

M(1) : Message trailer

A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the control reference number of the message.

Message structure

UNH, Message header                           M        1
BGM, Beginning of message                     M        1
RFF, Reference                                M        6
PAI, Payment instructions                     C        1
CUX, Currencies                               C        1
FII, Financial institution information        C        2
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9
PYT, Payment terms                            C        1
FTX, Free text                                C        5

--- Segment Group 1 ------------------------- C        6 -------+
NAD, Name and address                         M        1        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 2 ------------------------- C        5 ------+|
CTA, Contact information                      M        1       ||
COM, Communication contact                    C        1       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------++
UNS, Section control                          M        1

--- Segment Group 3 ------------------------- M   999999 -------+
NAD, Name and address                         M        1        |
ATT, Attribute                                C        1        |
RFF, Reference                                C        1        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        1        |
EMP, Employment details                       C        1        |
LOC, Place/location identification            C        1        |
FTX, Free text                                C        3        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 4 ------------------------- M        9 ------+|
PYT, Payment terms                            M        1       ||
MOA, Monetary amount                          C        1       ||
CUX, Currencies                               C        1       ||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        3       ||
FTX, Free text                                C        3       ||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 5 ------------------------- M       99 -----+||
COT, Contribution details                     M        1      |||
MOA, Monetary amount                          M        1      |||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        3      |||
FTX, Free text                                C        3      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------+++
UNS, Section control                          M        1
MOA, Monetary amount                          M        1
CNT, Control total                            C        9
AUT, Authentication result                    C        1
UNT, Message trailer                          M        1