Online enquiries and complaints
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 (PDF) 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 (PDF)
Access a copy of our Complaints Management Policy (PDF)
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
8am-8pm
Monday to Friday
1800 640 886Email
Use this form to submit your complaint.
Write
Complaints Officer
Media Super
PO Box 24231
Melbourne 3001Visit
Front counter service
VIC
Open 9am-5pm (local time), Monday to Friday
Level 19, 130 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000Check 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, SydneyGet directions - Sydney front counter
QLD
Open 8am-4pm (local time), Monday to Friday
Level 3A, 300 Adelaide Street, BrisbaneGet directions - Brisbane front counter
SA
Open 9am-5pm (local time), Monday to Friday
Ground floor, 50 Flinders St, AdelaideGet 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.
We’re here to help
Contact us for urgent matters, or to update your details, or you want an update on your claim.