The facts
- Who files
- This Reporting Standard applies to each registrable superannuation entity (RSE) licensee (RSE licensee) of a small APRA fund (SAF) or a single member approved deposit fund (SMADF) within its business operations in respect of each SAF or SMADF. Source
- How often
- Annually. Source
- Deadline
- The information required by this Reporting Standard must be provided to APRA: (a) within three months after the end of the year of income to which the information relates; and (b) in the case of information provided in accordance with paragraph 8, within the time specified by notice in writing. Source
- Format
- XML, XBRL-XML, Excel. Not yet moved to APRA Connect: APRA’s plan lists this collection for APRA Connect reporting from the 31 December 2026 reference period (to be confirmed). Until then it goes through the Alternate Submission Process: XML (preferred), XBRL or Excel files, zipped and uploaded to APRA Connect as an ad hoc submission. Source
- How it is filed
- Filing routes recorded for the APRA: APRA Connect; Alternate Submission Process (temporary). See how firms file with the APRA.
- Status
- In force
- Legal basis
- Group
- Superannuation: Small APRA funds
Templates (1)
The tables and forms inside the return. Plain name first, the APRA's code in brackets.
- Investments and Investment Flows (SRF_801_0)
Worksheets in APRA’s D2A Excel template for the Alternate Submission Process. Source
Validation rules
38 rules, as counted from the APRA's published material. Software can run them exactly as published. Source
How they are written: Excel list with a MATHEMATICAL RULE column (D2A expression syntax), rule type (mandatory or confirmation) and error message..
How they were counted
Rules not marked Deleted for form code(s) SRF_801_0 in APRA’s legacy D2A file Validation rules all industries June 2025. APRA keeps this file for reference; collections moving to APRA Connect get new rule sets in their taxonomy artefacts.
Counts are in the APRA's own unit, so they are not comparable with other regulators' counts.
Public data
No published data from this return was found. No APRA statistical publication was found that names this return as a source (checked the explanatory notes and specifications of APRA’s current statistical publications). Source
Official documents (6)
The APRA's own files, with the size and SHA-256 fingerprint of each as downloaded on 11 November 2026, so anyone can tell whether a copy is the same version.
- Financial Sector (Collection of Data) (reporting standard) determination No. 25 of 2015 - SRS 801.0 - Investments and Investment Flows (Reporting Standard SRS 801.0)
Reporting standard · PDF · 1,001.6 KB · 24 June 2015
Legislative instrument F2015L01011 on the Federal Register of Legislation, registered 2015-06-30; status on the register: InForce.
SHA-256
276c688d6c17show in full276c688d6c179fd68cd8557044d5c724be534adfd45ca6c05046412134d5a41d - Superannuation: prudential and reporting standards (APRA list of current standards)
List of returns · HTML
- Superannuation (SUP V6)
Template · ZIP · 395.9 KB · 19 August 2026
D2A Excel templates for the temporary Alternate Submission Process.
SHA-256
92be187a24e3show in full92be187a24e3a7c50b5736ad1818a5aae9b34eaf1c889ca87932b04afb7356e8 - Alternate D2A submission guidance for all Super entities - 31 March 2026
Filing rules · PDF · 166.6 KB · 31 March 2026
SHA-256
2ce1183811bdshow in full2ce1183811bdb782c95ccc24a0e449807686e166b1977ddb266769228ee9aea6 - Validation rules all industries June 2025
Validation rules · XLSX · 2.1 MB · 14 July 2025
SHA-256
e1e14adcd84ashow in fulle1e14adcd84a42d85577991cc0e218792ef6c260ed2357ddad9a8830ad7168db - Derivation rules all industries June 2025
Validation rules · XLSX · 656.2 KB · 14 July 2025
Derivation rules: formulae that calculate some D2A values from other reported values.
SHA-256
8a69d5df29f7show in full8a69d5df29f78eb6a2db1ece272259541aa2a29cfcc80f573e3bfa1cf1eaf66a
Sources
Every page and document this return's facts were read from.
- apra.gov.au/superannuation/prudential-and-reporting-standards
- legislation.gov.au/F2015L01011/latest/text
- apra.gov.au/system/files/2026-08/Superannuation%20%28SUP%20V6%29.zip
- apra.gov.au/apra-connect/migrating-d2a-collections-support-material/alternative-submission-arrangements-d2a-0
- apra.gov.au/apra-connect/migrating-d2a-collections-support-material/alternative-submission-arrangements-d2a
- apra.gov.au/system/files/2025-07/Validation%20rules%20all%20industries%20June%202025.xlsx
- apra.gov.au/news-and-publications?document_type%5B0%5D=bundle%3Astatistical_publication&created=All&sort_bef_combine=created_DESC
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Last checked 11 November 2026.
