{"id":7,"date":"2025-10-25T06:40:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T06:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/governmentrefunds.com.au\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-11-20T22:14:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:14:00","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/governmentrefunds.com.au\/fr\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#084666&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;170deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#002e4f 1%|rgba(8,70,102,0.8) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#002e4f&#8221; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;1%&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(8,70,102,0.8)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/governmentrefunds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Accountant-Image-41-1.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;27px|0px|27px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Open Sans|800|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; max_width=&#8221;869px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|100px||&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|30px||&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||||&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_line_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_line_height_phone=&#8221;&#8221; header_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Why Did We Call?<\/h1>\n<p>We Specialise in returning Lost and Unclaimed Money to rightful owners and have tracked money held by a holding authority to either your business, you, a family member or someone you might know.\u00a0 We ask for your help in locating the owner and hope you will call us back so we can ask.<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/governmentrefunds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Accountant-Image-36-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/governmentrefunds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Accountant-Image-36-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/governmentrefunds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Accountant-Image-36-2-480x240.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 800px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-25\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0Search tools<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asic.gov.au\/for-consumers\/unclaimed-money\/\">https:\/\/www.asic.gov.au\/for-consumers\/unclaimed-money\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moneysmart.gov.au\/find-unclaimed-money\">https:\/\/moneysmart.gov.au\/find-unclaimed-money<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bank accounts are now held for 7 years but in 2013 accounts were held for only 3 years leading to a large amount of unclaimed money.\u00a0 Holding authorities are motivated to keep the funds and may move the money to general (usable) funds if not claimed. Article link:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/business\/unclaimed-accounts-windfall-20131006-2v29o.htm\">https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/business\/unclaimed-accounts-windfall-20131006-2v29o.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/governmentrefunds.com.au\/contact\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Talk With an Expert&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#12eaa6&#8243; button_border_width=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_letter_spacing=&#8221;2px&#8221; button_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700||on|||||&#8221; button_use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||true&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;16px|32px|16px|32px|true|true&#8221; button_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;2px&#8221; button_bg_color_hover=&#8221;#00e2c4&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Total Unclaimed Money 2025&#8243; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; body_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Unclaimed superannuation<span jsuid=\"QM9cv_m\" class=\"txxDge notranslate\" jsaction=\"rcuQ6b:&amp;QM9cv_m|npT2md\" jscontroller=\"udAs2b\" data-wiz-uids=\"QM9cv_m,QM9cv_n,QM9cv_o\"><span class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jscontroller=\"a7qCn\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_l\" data-processed=\"true\"><span jsuid=\"QM9cv_m\" class=\"txxDge notranslate\" jsaction=\"rcuQ6b:&amp;QM9cv_m|npT2md\" jscontroller=\"udAs2b\" data-wiz-uids=\"QM9cv_m,QM9cv_n,QM9cv_o\"><\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" jscontroller=\"mPWODf\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_p\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<li jscontroller=\"vsuOFb\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_q\" data-hveid=\"CAMQAA\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jscontroller=\"fly6D\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_r\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" jscontroller=\"VhkxAe\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_s\">Total:<\/strong> Almost $19 billion is lost or unclaimed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li jscontroller=\"vsuOFb\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_t\" data-hveid=\"CAMQAQ\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jscontroller=\"fly6D\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_u\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" jscontroller=\"VhkxAe\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_v\">Held by ATO:<\/strong> The ATO holds over $17.8 billion for members who have become uncontactable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li jscontroller=\"vsuOFb\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_w\" data-hveid=\"CAMQAg\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jscontroller=\"fly6D\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_x\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" jscontroller=\"VhkxAe\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_y\">Held by Funds:<\/strong> An additional $10.1 billion is still held by super funds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li jscontroller=\"vsuOFb\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_z\" data-hveid=\"CAMQAw\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jscontroller=\"fly6D\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_10\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" jscontroller=\"VhkxAe\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_11\">Number of accounts:<\/strong> This is held across over 7 million accounts.<\/span><span jsuid=\"QM9cv_12\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" jsaction=\"rcuQ6b:&amp;QM9cv_12|npT2md\" jscontroller=\"udAs2b\" data-wiz-uids=\"QM9cv_12,QM9cv_13,QM9cv_14\"><span class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span jsuid=\"QM9cv_12\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" jsaction=\"rcuQ6b:&amp;QM9cv_12|npT2md\" jscontroller=\"udAs2b\" data-wiz-uids=\"QM9cv_12,QM9cv_13,QM9cv_14\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"rcuQ6b:&amp;QM9cv_19|npT2md\" jscontroller=\"KHhJQ\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_19\" data-processed=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jscontroller=\"a7qCn\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_1a\" data-processed=\"true\">Other unclaimed money<span jsuid=\"QM9cv_1b\" class=\"txxDge notranslate\" jsaction=\"rcuQ6b:&amp;QM9cv_1b|npT2md\" jscontroller=\"udAs2b\" data-wiz-uids=\"QM9cv_1b,QM9cv_1c,QM9cv_1d\"><span class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jscontroller=\"a7qCn\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_1a\" data-processed=\"true\"><span jsuid=\"QM9cv_1b\" class=\"txxDge notranslate\" jsaction=\"rcuQ6b:&amp;QM9cv_1b|npT2md\" jscontroller=\"udAs2b\" data-wiz-uids=\"QM9cv_1b,QM9cv_1c,QM9cv_1d\"><\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" jscontroller=\"mPWODf\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_1e\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" jscontroller=\"mPWODf\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_1e\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<li jscontroller=\"vsuOFb\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_1f\" data-hveid=\"CAUQAA\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jscontroller=\"fly6D\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_1g\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" jscontroller=\"VhkxAe\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_1h\">Total:<\/strong> Approximately $2.3 billion is held by ASIC.<\/span><\/li>\n<li jscontroller=\"vsuOFb\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_1i\" data-hveid=\"CAUQAQ\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jscontroller=\"fly6D\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_1j\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" jscontroller=\"VhkxAe\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_1k\">Sources:<\/strong><span id=\"iThwbaeHSGNStm9cPof2g-Q0_1\"> This includes funds from bank accounts, life insurance policies, and shares<\/span><span id=\"iThwbaeHSGNStm9cPof2g-Q0_2\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li jscontroller=\"vsuOFb\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_1l\" data-hveid=\"CAUQAg\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jscontroller=\"fly6D\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_1m\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" jscontroller=\"VhkxAe\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_1n\">Timeframe:<\/strong> Money is typically sent to ASIC if it has been unclaimed for seven years.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li jscontroller=\"vsuOFb\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_1o\" data-hveid=\"CAUQAw\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jscontroller=\"fly6D\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_1p\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" jscontroller=\"VhkxAe\" jsuid=\"QM9cv_1q\">Other sources:<\/strong> There are also unknown amounts of unclaimed money held by state and territory bodies.<\/span><span jsuid=\"QM9cv_1r\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" jsaction=\"rcuQ6b:&amp;QM9cv_1r|npT2md\" jscontroller=\"udAs2b\" data-wiz-uids=\"QM9cv_1r,QM9cv_1s,QM9cv_1t\"><span class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span jsuid=\"QM9cv_1r\" class=\"uJ19be 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global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Yes you can, though it is a complex process. Sadly 97% of the funds are never returned because of difficulty of the process.<\/p>\n<p>All state and territories in Australia have their own laws and agencies for managing the funds. The process is not uniform, the search tools paired with AI have made the system more complex and very restrictive with tight parameters for searching and paired with the database typographical errors it is hard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Can I Verify Government Refunds and Agent Authenticity? &#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; body_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>YES, We are members of LAUMA: Lost And Unclaimed Money Association. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lostandunclaimedmoney.com.au\">www.lostandunclaimedmoney.com.au<\/a> phone for agent authentication and verification: <span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">1800 880 026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;How Is Money Lost?&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; body_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Usually information has not been updated (phone number, email address, mailing address, typing errors, or the company you are using changed ownership and the new owners didn\u2019t bother to return the money in dormant accounts, and sent it to Lost and Unclaimed Money to sort out.<\/p>\n<p>In all cases there are very few people locating owners.\u00a0 This is where we come in to notify you and help you get your money back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Finding your refunds with typographical errors is like finding a needle in a haystack. 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