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For urgent matters, or to update your details, or you want an update on your claim, please call 1800 640 886. Alternatively email us at enq@mediasuper.com.au.
At Media Super we aim to provide the best service to our members and employers. However, if you’re unhappy with our service or products, it’s important we hear from you. Your complaint will be treated seriously and investigated fairly and thoroughly by your dedicated Complaints Resolution Officer.
When can I expect my complaint to be resolved?
Your Complaints Resolution Officer will write to you within 45 days of your super complaint to notify you of the outcome. Our written response will include the reason for our decision, details of the investigation and options for further review.
In exceptional cases, we may need more time to investigate and respond to your complaint. If this occurs, we will let you know. Our Complaints Fact Sheet includes further information about how to make a complaint.
All complaints will be acknowledged promptly and, in most cases, addressed within 30 days.
The maximum time frames for providing a response are:
| Complaint type | Maximum time frame for response |
|---|---|
| Superannuation complaints (except complaints about death benefit distributions) | 45 calendar days |
| Complaints about death benefit distributions | 90 calendar days after expiry of the 28-calendar day period for objecting to a proposed death benefit distribution |
Who can make a complaint?
- a member
- a former member
- an employer
- a beneficiary
- an executor of a late member’s estate
- a person who had made a claim on a death benefit.
Read about beneficiaries.
Access a copy of our Complaints Management Policy.
The Complaints process is free of charge to all eligible Complainants.
How do I make a complaint?
You can complain in the way that’s most convenient for you – by phone, online, post or in person.
| Call | Write | Visit | |
8am-8pm Monday to Friday 1800 640 886 | Use this form to submit your complaint. | Complaints Officer Media Super PO Box 24231 Melbourne 3001 | VIC Open 9am-5pm (local time), Monday to Friday Level 19, 130 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000 Check in with the Wesley Place concierge on the ground floor. You will need to show ID to access the Melbourne front counter. Your driving licence, passport, member card or union card are acceptable. Get directions - Melbourne front counter NSW Open 8.30am-4.30pm (local time), Monday to Friday Level 25, 44 Market Street, Sydney Get directions - Sydney front counter QLD Open 8am-4pm (local time), Monday to Friday Level 3A, 300 Adelaide Street, Brisbane Get directions - Brisbane front counter SA Open 9am-5pm (local time), Monday to Friday Ground floor, 50 Flinders St, Adelaide Get directions - Adelaide front counter WA Open 9am-4pm (local time), Monday to Friday Level 1, 82 Royal Street, East Perth |
What if I’m not happy with my complaint response?
Who to contact about super complaints
If you’re not happy with how we’ve handled your issue you can lodge a complaint with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA).
AFCA is an independent dispute resolution body set up by the Federal Government to provide a free, impartial and binding dispute resolution service for financial services.
For more information about the types of complaints that AFCA can deal with and the information you’ll need to provide, contact AFCA:
- Write to GPO Box 3 Melbourne VIC 3001
- Call 1800 931 678
- Email info@afca.org.au
- Visit the Australian Financial Complaints Authority website.
Who to contact about privacy complaints
If we fail to provide you with a written response to a privacy related complaint within 30 days of the date we received your complaint, or you’re unhappy with our response to your complaint, you can take the matter further with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
Complaints can be raised with the OAIC online or in writing:
- Write to GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001
- Submit your complaint on the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner website.