Please ensure you have enough funds to cover the surgery, remembering that you need to access an extra 22% for tax.
To apply for Super
1. SUPER AMOUNT
2. APPOINTMENTS WITH DR MACKAY OR MCLEOD AND YOUR GP
Please let our team know at your initial consultation if you are intending to access your superannuation to pay for your surgery.
You will be issued with two copies of the ATO Compassionate Release of superannuation form. Dr Mackay or McLeod will fill out one of these forms and sign it, you will also need to sign this form. The other blank copy will need to be taken to your GP for them to fill in and sign, you will also need to sign this form.
3. QUOTES
There is other documentation that needs to be submitted to give your application high success to be accepted. Evidence/Quotes for the following is needed:
- Surgeon’s fee
- Anaesthetist’s fee
- Mater Hospital fee
Our team will contact the appropriate parties to gain these quotes for you.
4. LODGING YOUR DOCUMENTS AND OUTCOMES
You will then submit all 5 of these documents to the ATO via your MyGov account.
Processing times vary due to demand, but usually processing times are between 14–28 days. The ATO will notify you on the outcome of your application via your MyGov mailbox.
Once you have your approval letter, you will have to submit this letter into your Super fund. Please contact your Superfund to verify how they would like this letter submitted to them.
The funds will be deposited into your bank account for your distribution to the appropriate parties for your surgery.
5. IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND
If you decide to cancel your surgery, Mackay & McLeod Weight loss surgeons have an obligation to Notify the ATO that your surgery has not gone ahead.
6. INCASE OF AN AUDIT
It is advisable to keep all receipts in case of an Audit from the ATO on how these funds have been spent.
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Life after surgery
I have just turned 62 years of age and in that time my weight had crept up, and along with the decline of my health due to Diabetes and blood pressure, I finally accepted that I could no longer beat this battle on my own. I could lose the weight but not keep it off.
I was recommended to Dr Garth McLeod and Dr Ben Mackay. Both doctors have provided me the most professional and personal care anyone could wish for, along with their team.
I have now lost approximately 50kgs from my heaviest weight and I am now off all medication. I am full of energy and I have my life back, and I could not be happier.
Weight loss surgery has changed my life. It certainly isn’t the quick fix that some people think it is but it’s definitely worth it. My relationship with food and eating has changed, and the money I was spending on takeaway is now going towards a gym membership.
I have lost about 55kg since my surgery and my health has improved dramatically. I no longer have sleep apnoea, I’m not pre-diabetic anymore, and my cholesterol is in a healthy range.
I am forever grateful to Doctors McLeod and Mackay, and the rest of the team for helping me along my journey.
This has not been an easy journey by any means but it could have been harder if I hadn’t had the support of Mackay McLeod and my family.
Weight loss Surgery is a tool and I can say that Garth McLeod and Benedict Mackay saved my life.
They gave me this gift of Gastric Bypass and the gift of their support. This however has given me the strength mentally and physically to overcome emotional eating.