Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsA person is qualified for a special needs age pension if:
(a) the person has not resided in Australia at any time after 7 May 1973; and
(b) the person has turned:
(i) if the person is a woman--60; or
(ii) if the person is a man--65; and
(c) the person ceased to reside in Australia after the person had turned:
(i) if the person is a woman--55; or
(ii) if the person is a man--60; and
(d) the person had resided in Australia for a period that was, or for periods that in the aggregate were, not less than 30 years; and
(e) the person would:
(i) if the person had lodged a claim immediately before the person ceased to reside in Australia--have been qualified under section 25 of the 1947 Act to receive an age pension; or
(ii) if the person had not ceased to reside in Australia, were physically present in Australia and lodged a claim for an age pension--be qualified under section 25 of the 1947 Act to receive an age pension; and
(f) the person is, in the opinion of the Secretary, in special need of financial assistance.