Identifying and making suitable referrals to the Complex Assessment Officer (CAO) 101-05070010
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Referral reasons
CAO assessment |
Process Direct - Referral Reason |
Customer First guided procedure - Case Type |
Private Company |
Private Companies |
Private Companies |
Private Trust |
Trusts |
Trusts |
Bank accounts held in trust |
Investments/Bank accounts held in trust |
Bank accounts held in trust |
Beneficial ownership and constructive trusts |
Trusts |
Beneficial ownership (Constructive trusts) |
Irrecoverable loans/failed loans/scams |
Irrecoverable Loans |
Irrecoverable loans |
Life interest |
Life interest/ Granny Flat w/deprivation |
Life interest |
Assets hardship |
Assets Hardship Claim |
Assets Hardship Claim |
Partnerships and sole traders |
Complex Multiple Partnership |
Partnership/Sole Traders |
Granny flat |
Life interest/ Granny Flat w/deprivation |
Granny flat arrangements |
Transfer of farm and forgone wages |
Transfer of farm for forgone wages |
Forgone wages |
Actuarial valuations |
Actuarial valuation |
Actuarial wages |
Sale/Leaseback |
Leaseback/sale on terms/term contracts |
Sale/Leaseback on terms or term contracts |
Contrived arrangements |
Contrived arrangements |
Contrived arrangements |
Contingent, remainder or reversionary interest |
Interest created acquired |
Life interest |
Annuity |
Private annuity |
Annuities |
ATE lifetime or life expectancy income streams from SMSF or SAF |
ATE lifetime/life exp SMSF/SAF Annuities |
Other Case Type |
Special Disability Trust (SDT) |
Special Disability Trust - do not use |
Special Disability Trust - do not use |
Office Locator
Direct contact with CAO for Assets hardship purposes only:
- in Office Locator, in the Office/Town field, key CAO > select Search Office/Town
- from the Office Results List, select CAO National Virtual Queue
- within the Office information Main Details & Teams, select Assets Hardship Team
- use the Contacts list and search for the CAO in Microsoft Teams, to check for their availability
- if a CAO is:
- available, contact to discuss the customer's circumstances
- not available, escalate as per Process > Escalation for CAO action > Table 2