5Entitlement to pension

### 5 Entitlement to pension > > (1)  *\[Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 19 of 1995, s. 6 \]*A person to whom this Act applies becomes entitled to a pension under this Act in respect of the contributions required to be made by him thereunder – > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Mar 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-03-01/act-2007-055#JS1@Ja8@GC3@Hpa@EN) on retirement pursuant to [section 6A of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1887-036#GS6A@EN) [Supreme Court Act 1887](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1887-036) in the case of a judge or on retirement pursuant to [section 5(2) of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1959-041#GS5@Gs2@EN) [Supreme Court Act 1959](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1959-041) in the case of the Associate Judge; > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Mar 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-03-01/act-2007-055#JS1@Ja8@GC3@Hpb@EN) on retirement after having served as a judge or Associate Judge for not less than 15 years; or > > > > > > > (c) on retirement that the Minister certifies to be by reason of disability or infirmity. > > > (2)  The pension to which a person becomes entitled under this section is a pension at the rate of one-half of the appropriate judicial salary. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 5 Subsection (3) amended by No. 91 of 1999, s. 25, Applied:15 Dec 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-12-15/act-1999-091#GS25@EN) [*\[Section 5 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 18 of 1999, s. 12, Applied:14 May 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-05-14/act-1999-018#GS12@EN) A pension payable under this Act is to be reduced to take into account any commutation of the pension.