0.    INTRODUCTION

       This specification provides the definition of the
       Superannuation contributions advice message (SUPCOT) to be used
       in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners
       involved in administration, commerce and transport.

1.    SCOPE

1.1   Functional Definition

       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.

1.2   Field of Application

       This message may be applied for both national and international
       superannuation contributions advices. It is based on general
       commercial practice and is not dependent on the type of
       business or industry.

1.3   Principles

       - a Superannuation Contributions Advice gives detailed
       information about a payment into a superannuation scheme for
       retirement benefit purposes.
       
       - the payment is generally on behalf of a number of members but
       could be for single member.
       
       - the payment may refer to multiple dates.
       
       - a Superannuation Contributions Advice is based on agreements
       between the parties.
       
       - contributions may be made by any party or on behalf of any
       party or parties; usually this means an employer and/or its
       employees.

2.    REFERENCES

       See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction,
       Section 1.

3.    TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

       See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction,
       Section 2.

4.    MESSAGE DEFINITION

4.1   Data Segment Clarification

       This section should be read in conjunction with the Branching
       Diagram and the Segment Table which indicate mandatory,
       conditional and repeating requirements.

4.1.1  Header section

       Information to be provided in the Header section:

0010 | UNH, 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 95B
                     0051 UN

0020   BGM, Beginning of message
       A segment for unique identification of the Superannuation
       Contributions Advice Message, the type of Superannuation
       Contributions Advice and its function.

0030   RFF, 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.

0040   PAI, 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.

0050   CUX, Currencies
       A segment giving the currency and the associated exchange rate
       of the total amount paid in relation to this advice.

0060   FII, 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.

0070   DTM, 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.

0080   PAT, Payment terms basis
       A segment to indicate payment terms applicable to the whole
       message, such as the number of periods covered by the
       contributions advice.

0090   FTX, 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.


0100   Segment group 1: NAD-SG2
       A group of segments identifying names and addresses relevant to
       the Superannuation Contributions Advice.

0110      NAD, 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.


0120      Segment group 2: CTA-COM
          A group of segments identifying contact persons or
          department and their communication number.

0130         CTA, 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.

0140         COM, Communication contact
             A segment specifying communication contact number.

4.1.2  Detail section

       Information to be provided in the Detail section:

0150   UNS, Section control
       A service segment placed at the start of the summary section to
       avoid segment collision.


0160   Segment group 3: NAD-ATT-RFF-DTM-EMP-LOC-FTX-SG4
       A group of segments identifying member and employment details.

0170      NAD, Name and address
          A segment providing the member's identification number, and,
          if required, the member's name, title, and work address
          details.

0180      ATT, Attribute
          A segment providing the member's sex type.

0190      RFF, Reference
          A segment for identifying the member's payroll number or an
          associated reference.

0200      DTM, Date/time/period
          A segment providing the member's birth date.

0210      EMP, Employment details
          A segment providing required employment details of the
          member, such as the member's employment category.

0220      LOC, Place/location identification
          A segment providing the member's work location
          identification.

0230      FTX, 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.


0240      Segment group 4: PAT-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.

0250         PAT, Payment terms basis
             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.

0260         MOA, Monetary amount
             A segment providing the member's salary.

0270         CUX, Currencies
             A segment identifying the currency and associated
             exchange rate of the member's salary and contributions.

0280         DTM, Date/time/period
             A segment specifying the contribution start and end
             dates, and the date of any contribution termination.

0290         FTX, 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.


0300         Segment group 5: 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.

0310            COT, 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).

0320            MOA, Monetary amount
                A segment giving the contribution amount paid for or
                by the member.

0330            DTM, Date/time/period
                A segment specifying the contribution start and end
                dates, and the date of any contribution termination as
                needed.

0340            FTX, 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.

4.1.3  Summary section

       Information to be provided in the Summary section:

0350   UNS, Section control
       A service segment placed at the start of the summary section to
       avoid segment collision.

0360   MOA, Monetary amount
       A segment giving the total amount being paid into the
       superannuation scheme as specified by this advice.

0370   CNT, 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.

0380   AUT, 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.

0390   UNT, Message trailer
       A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of
       segments in the message and the control reference number of the
       message.

4.2   Data segment index (Alphabetical sequence by tag)

          ATT Attribute
          AUT Authentication result
          BGM Beginning of message
          CNT Control total
          COM Communication contact
          COT Contribution details
          CTA Contact information
          CUX Currencies
          DTM Date/time/period
          EMP Employment details
          FII Financial institution information
          FTX Free text
          LOC Place/location identification
          MOA Monetary amount
          NAD Name and address
          PAI Payment instructions
          PAT Payment terms basis
          RFF Reference
          UNH Message header
          UNS Section control
          UNT Message trailer

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