(1) For the purposes of this Act a person's working life is the period between the year in which he or she attained the age of 16 and the year in which he or she attained the pensionable age or died before that age.
(2) A person shall not be entitled for the same period to more than one age pension; but where under reciprocal arrangement as provided under Part 9, a person would otherwise be entitled to more than one such pension, he or she shall be entitled (whichever he or she may apply for) to whichever one is most favourable to him or her.
(3) Subject to this Act, an insured person of pensionable age is entitled to receive during his or her lifetime an age pension if he or she has satisfied the prescribed contribution conditions.
(4) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, fix the pensionable age to be an age other than 60 years.