Supreme Court (Judges Pensions) Act 1980

If a Judge who has attained the age of 60 years retires after serving as a Judge for at least 10 years, the judge is entitled to a pension at a rate equal to 60% of the appropriate current judicial salary.

If:

a Judge, whether by reason of the Judge's terms of appointment or otherwise, is to cease to hold office as a Judge on attaining a particular age; and

the Judge ceases to be a Judge on attaining that age; and

at the time of cessation, the Judge had served as a Judge for at least 6 years; and

the Judge is not a person to whom subsection (1) applies,

the Judge is entitled to a pension at a rate equal to:

0.5% of the appropriate current judicial salary for each completed month of service as a Judge; or

60% of the appropriate current judicial salary,

whichever results in the lesser pension entitlement.

If a Judge, not being a Judge to whom subsection (1) or (2) applies, retires and the Attorney-General certifies that the retirement is due to permanent disability or infirmity, the Judge is entitled to a pension at a rate equal to:

if, at the time of the Judge's appointment, the Judge's period of service as a Judge could not exceed 10 years, 0.5% of the appropriate current judicial salary for each complete month:

of service mentioned in section 3(2) (if any); and

that the Judge could have potentially served, calculated from the day on which the Judge was appointed as a Judge until the day on which the Judge would have ceased to hold office as a Judge on attaining a particular age; or

in all other cases – 60% of the appropriate current judicial salary.