Section 5QB — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Pension age for persons other than veterans

(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. Table—Pension age for men Column 1 Item Column 2 Period during which man was born Column 3 Pension age 1 On or before 30 June 1952 65 years 2 1 July 1952 to 31 December 1953 65 years and 6 months 3 1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955 66 years 4 1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956 66 years and 6 months 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. Table Column 1 Item no. Column 2 Period within which woman was born (both dates inclusive) Column 3 Pension age 1. From 1 July 1935 to 31 December 1936 60 years and 6 months 2. From 1 January 1937 to 30 June 1938 61 years 3. From 1 July 1938 to 31 December 1939 61 years and 6 months 4. From 1 January 1940 to 30 June 1941 62 years 5. From 1 July 1941 to 31 December 1942 62 years and 6 months 6. From 1 January 1943 to 30 June 1944 63 years 7. From 1 July 1944 to 31 December 1945 63 years and 6 months 8. From 1 January 1946 to 30 June 1947 64 years 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. Table—Pension age for women Column 1 Item Column 2 Period during which woman was born Column 3 Pension age 1 1 January 1949 to 30 June 1952 65 years 2 1 July 1952 to 31 December 1953 65 years and 6 months 3 1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955 66 years 4 1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956 66 years and 6 months 5 On or after 1 January 1957 67 years