Minimum Retirement Age Act 2012 · Updated to 1 Nov 2016 · Part II
7. Invalidity of term of contract of service and collective agreement
Feedback & supportAny retirement age in a contract of service or collective agreement made before, on or after the date of coming into operation of this Act which is less than the minimum retirement age provided under this Act shall be deemend to be void and substituted with the minimum retirement age provided under this Act.
retirement
“retirement” means termination of a contract of service of an employee on the ground of age;
Any term in a contract of service or collective agreement relating to retirement age shall be void if it excludes or limits the operation of any provision of this Act.
contract of service
“contract of service” means any agreement, whether oral or in writing, and whether express or implied, whereby one person agrees to employ another person as an employee and that person agrees to serve his employer as an employee;