Div 2Qualifications for Age Pensions.

Division 2.—Qualifications for Age Pensions. Qualifications for age pension. 21. Subject to this Part, a person who is not receiving an invalid pension and— (a) being a man, has attained the age of sixty-five years, or, being a woman, has attained the age of sixty years; and (b) is residing in Australia on the date on which he lodges his claim for a pension and has been continuously so resident for a period of not less than twenty years, shall be qualified to receive an age pension. Conditions of grant of age pension. 22. An age pension shall not be granted to a person— (a) unless he is of good character; (b) if he is not deserving of a pension; (c) if, being a husband, he has deserted his wife without just cause and the desertion has continued during the period of six months immediately preceding the date of lodgment of his claim for a pension; (d) if, being a husband, he has, during that period— (i) failed without just cause to provide his wife with adequate means of maintenance; or (ii) neglected to maintain any of his children under the age of sixteen years; (e) if, being a wife— (i) she has deserted her husband without just cause and the desertion has continued during the period of six months immediately preceding the date of lodgment of her claim for a pension; or (ii) she has deserted any of her children under the age of sixteen years and the desertion has continued during that period; (f) if he has directly or indirectly deprived himself of property or income in order to qualify for a pension; or (g) if the value (determined in accordance with section thirty of this Act) of the property of that person exceeds Six hundred and fifty pounds.