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SUPERANNUATION ACT 1976 - SECT 55

Entitlement to age retirement benefit

  (1)   Where a person ceases to be an eligible employee on or after attaining the age of 65 years, otherwise than by reason of death, then, if the person does not make an election under section   62 and subject to subsection   (3) of this section, the person is entitled to:

  (a)   standard age retirement pension in accordance with subsection   56(1), (2), (3) or (5) or paragraph   57AA(4)(a); and

  (b)   if he or she does not make an election under section   64, additional age retirement pension in accordance with subsection   57(1) or (1A) or paragraph   57AA(4)(b); and

  (c)   lump sum benefit (if any) in accordance with subsection   57(2) or paragraph   57AA(4)(c).

  (2)   Where a person ceases to be an eligible employee on or after attaining the age of 60 years, but before attaining the age of 65 years, otherwise than by reason of death, then, if the person does not make an election under section   62 and subject to subsections   (2A) and (3) of this section, the person is entitled to:

  (a)   standard age retirement pension in accordance with subsection   56(4) or (5) or paragraph   57AA(4)(a); and

  (b)   if he or she does not make an election under section   64, additional age retirement pension in accordance with subsection   57(1) or (1A) or paragraph   57AA(4)(b); and

  (c)   lump sum benefit (if any) in accordance with subsection   57(2) or paragraph   57AA(4)(c).

  (2A)   Subsection   (2) does not apply to a person who ceases to be an eligible employee by reason of retirement on the ground of invalidity unless at the time that he or she ceases to be an eligible employee he or she has attained his or her maximum retiring age.

  (3)   Subsections   (1) and (2) do not apply to a person whose period of contributory service is less than 1 year.

  (4)   Payment of benefit to which a person becomes entitled under this section may be postponed under Part   VIB.



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