93Entitlement to spouse’s benefit on death of pensioner

93 Entitlement to spouse’s benefit on death of pensioner

(1) Where a pensioner to whom age retirement pension or early retirement pension is payable dies and is survived by a spouse, the spouse is, subject to section 95A, entitled: (a) to spouse’s standard pension in accordance with section 94; and (b) if the pensioner: (i) did not make an election under section 64; or (ii) made an election under subsection 64(2) but died before a lump sum benefit became payable; to spouse’s additional pension under section 95. (2) Where a pensioner to whom invalidity pension is payable dies and is survived by a spouse, the spouse is, subject to section 96AA, entitled to spouse’s pension in accordance with section 96.