ADF Cover: Australian Defence Force Cover
Overview of ADF Cover
ADF Cover is a benefits scheme established on 1 July 2016 by the ADF Cover Act.
It provides benefits for medical discharge or death of a member of the ADF who is under 60 and either is an ADF Super customer, or would have been had he or she not chosen another superannuation fund.
Eligible individuals are automatically covered under the ADF Cover benefits scheme and are not charged any premiums for this benefit.
ADF Cover customers
Table 39. Number of ADF personnel covered by ADF Cover
2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ADF Personnel Covered | 5,840 | 10,553 | 14,080 | 18,645 |
Note: Figures are at 30 June of each year.
ADF Cover administration
Invalidity classifications
There are three levels of invalidity classification:
- Class A: Significant incapacity
- Class B: Moderate incapacity
- Class C: Low incapacity (no entitlement to an invalidity pension)
Table 40. Invalidity classifications in ADF Cover
2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Class A | 34 | 64 | 144 |
Class B | 8 | 16 | 47 |
Class C | 6 | 21 | 20 |
Not eligible | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Table 41. ADF Cover death benefits paid
2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Death benefits paid | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Complaints from ADF Cover customers
ADF Cover received one formal complaint regarding the financial ramifications of an invalidity reclassification.
Table 42. Complaints received from ADF Cover customers
2018–19 | 2019–20 | |
|---|---|---|
Complaints received | 1 | 1 |
Changes to ADF Cover’s legislation
No changes were made to the Australian Defence Force Cover Act 2015 in 2019–20.
Visit
https://www.transparency.gov.au/annual-reports/commonwealth-superannuation-corporation/reporting-year/2019-20-19