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Health
Lloyd Jones

Super payout warning over cosmetic medical treatments

Regulators want to stamp out the use of super to pay for expensive or unnecessary treatments. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Tapping the compassionate release of super to fund inappropriate cosmetic procedures needs to be stamped out, the tax office and health practitioner regulators say. 

The warning comes as new ATO data shows a further jump in applicants seeking early superannuation payouts on compassionate grounds. 

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