Superannuation identifiers

Detects references to superannuation identifiers in financial and compliance documents. Commonly found in Australian regulatory filings, transaction records, and audit documentation.

Type

regex

Engine

boost_regex

Confidence

medium

Confidence justification

identifier/document-structure anchored regex with constrained context replaces phrase-only detection. Added context gating and exclusion rules improve precision and reduce incidental matches.

Detection quality

Mixed

Jurisdictions

au

Regulations

AML/CTF Act (Cth), IPA 2009 (Qld), NDB Scheme (Cth), Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), SOCI Act 2018 (Cth)

Frameworks

ISO 27001, ISO 27701, PCI-DSS, SOC 2

Data categories

financial

Scope

wide

Platform compatibility

Purview: Compatible, GCP DLP: Compatible, Macie: Compatible, Zscaler: Compatible, Palo Alto: Degraded, Netskope: Unsupported

Pattern

(?is)\b(?:superannuation\s+identifiers)\b\s{0,80}\b[A-Z0-9][A-Z0-9\-/ ]{4,24}\b

Corroborative evidence keywords

superannuation identifiers, superannuation, identifiers, payroll, tax, operations, bank account, account number, account no, BSB, routing number, sort code, IBAN, SWIFT, BIC, employee, benefits, termination, hire date, salary (+93 more)

Proximity: 300 characters

Should match

• Superannuation identifiers — Exact phrase marker match
• superannuation identifiers — Case-insensitive phrase match
• Superannuation identifiers — Normalized whitespace phrase
• structured record with identifier and contextual anchors — Structural anchor sample

Should not match

• unrelated generic text — No relevant phrase context
• placeholder value 12345 — Random text should not match phrase marker
• generic narrative without identifier/document anchors — Should not match plain mention
• template example placeholder record identifier — Template/sample context should be excluded even when anchor words are present

Known false positives

• Financial terminology appearing in published reports, accounting textbooks, regulatory guidance, or template documents without actual transaction data. Mitigation: Require corroborative evidence keywords within the proximity window. Cross-reference with structured financial identifiers to confirm actual sensitive data.
• In Australian English, standard business terminology overlapping with financial detection keywords in routine correspondence and documentation. Mitigation: Increase confidence threshold when scanning business correspondence. Layer with transaction-specific patterns for higher precision.

References

• https://www.ato.gov.au/businesses-and-organisations/super-for-employers/paying-super-contributions/how-to-pay-super/superstream-for-employers
• https://www.ato.gov.au/businesses-and-organisations/super-for-employers/paying-electronically-through-superstream/in-detail/validation-services/fund-validation-service-user-guide
• https://superfundlookup.gov.au/Tools/DownloadUsiList