6Pensions to spouses

### 6 Pensions to spouses > *\[Section 6 Substituted by No. 19 of 1995, s. 7 \]* > > > (1)  [*\[Section 6 Subsection (1) amended by No. 45 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-01-01/act-2003-045#JS1@Ja36@GC3@Hpa@EN) If a person to whom this Act applies dies in office, that person's spouse becomes entitled to a pension in respect of the contributions required to be made by that person under this Act. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 6 Subsection (2) amended by No. 45 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-01-01/act-2003-045#JS1@Ja36@GC3@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 6 Subsection (2) amended by No. 18 of 1999, s. 13, Applied:14 May 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-05-14/act-1999-018#GS13@Hpa@EN) If a person who has become entitled to a pension under [section 5](#GS5@EN) dies, that person's spouse becomes entitled to a pension in respect of the contributions required to be made by that person under this Act. > > > (2A)  [*\[Section 6 Subsection (2A) amended by No. 45 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-01-01/act-2003-045#JS1@Ja36@GC3@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 6 Subsection (2A) inserted by No. 18 of 1999, s. 13, Applied:14 May 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-05-14/act-1999-018#GS13@Hpb@EN) [Subsection (2)](#GS6@Gs2@EN) does not apply to a person's spouse if – > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 6 Subsection (2A) amended by No. 45 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-01-01/act-2003-045#JS1@Ja36@GC3@Hpd@EN) he or she married or entered into a significant relationship, within the meaning of the [Relationships Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-044) , with the deceased person after the date on which the deceased person became entitled to a pension under [section 5](#GS5@EN) ; or > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 6 Subsection (2A) amended by No. 45 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-01-01/act-2003-045#JS1@Ja36@GC3@Hpe@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (3)  [*\[Section 6 Subsection (3) amended by No. 45 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-01-01/act-2003-045#JS1@Ja36@GC3@Hpf@EN) [*\[Section 6 Subsection (3) amended by No. 18 of 1999, s. 13, Applied:14 May 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-05-14/act-1999-018#GS13@Hpc@EN) Subject to [sections 11](#GS11@EN) and [12](#GS12@EN) , the pension to which a spouse becomes entitled under this section is a pension at the rate of one-third of the appropriate judicial salary.