Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SUPERANNUATION ACT 1976 - SECT 89

  (1)   Where an eligible employee who dies on or after attaining his or her maximum retiring age is survived by a spouse, the spouse is entitled to:

  (a)   spouse's standard pension in accordance with section   90;

  (b)   subject to subsection   92(2), spouse's additional pension in accordance with subsection   91(1); and

  (c)   lump sum benefit (if any) in accordance with subsection   91(2).

  (2)   Subsection   (1) does not apply to the spouse of a deceased eligible employee whose period of contributory service is less than 1 year.