Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This section deals with the pension age for persons other than veterans.
Men
(2) A man born during the period specified in column 2 of an item in the following table reaches pension age when he turns the age specified in column 3 of that item.
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Table--Pension age for men |
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Column 1 Item |
Column 2 Period during which man was born |
Column 3 |
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1 |
On or before 30 June 1952 |
65 years |
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2 |
1 July 1952 to 31 December 1953 |
65 years and 6 months |
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3 |
1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955 |
66 years |
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4 |
1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956 |
66 years and 6 months |
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5 |
On or after 1 January 1957 |
67 years |
Women
(3) A woman born before 1 July 1935 reaches pension age when she turns 60 years.
(4) A woman born within the period specified in column 2 of an item in the following Table reaches pension age when she turns the age specified in column 3 of that item.
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Table |
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Column 1 Item no. |
Column 2 Period within which woman was born (both dates inclusive) |
Column 3 |
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1. |
From 1 July 1935 to 31 December 1936 |
60 years and 6 months |
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2. |
From 1 January 1937 to 30 June 1938 |
61 years |
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3. |
From 1 July 1938 to 31 December 1939 |
61 years and 6 months |
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4. |
From 1 January 1940 to 30 June 1941 |
62 years |
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5. |
From 1 July 1941 to 31 December 1942 |
62 years and 6 months |
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6. |
From 1 January 1943 to 30 June 1944 |
63 years |
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7. |
From 1 July 1944 to 31 December 1945 |
63 years and 6 months |
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8. |
From 1 January 1946 to 30 June 1947 |
64 years |
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9. |
From 1 July 1947 to 31 December 1948 |
64 years and 6 months |
(5) A woman born during the period specified in column 2 of an item in the following table reaches pension age when she turns the age specified in column 3 of that item.
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Table--Pension age for women |
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Column 1 Item |
Column 2 Period during which woman was born |
Column 3 |
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1 |
1 January 1949 to 30 June 1952 |
65 years |
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2 |
1 July 1952 to 31 December 1953 |
65 years and 6 months |
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3 |
1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955 |
66 years |
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4 |
1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956 |
66 years and 6 months |
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5 |
On or after 1 January 1957 |
67 years |
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