This case confirms that an employer does not owe a duty of care to notify a departing employee about options to continue superannuation death cover where the employee was not relevantly 'vulnerable' and had access to information through the fund administrator. Practitioners advising employers on superannuation obligations should note that mere payroll deduction and informal liaison with a fund does not constitute an assumption of responsibility sufficient to ground a negligence duty.
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