Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - Superannuation) Act 2008 (134 of 2008)

Schedule 1   Finance and Deregulation amendments

Superannuation Act 1976

20   Subsection 3(1)

Insert:

late short-term marital or couple relationship , in relation to a deceased retirement pensioner, means a marital or couple relationship between the pensioner and his or her spouse that began:

(a) less than 3 years before the pensioner's death; and

(b) after the pensioner became a retirement pensioner and had reached the age of 60 years.