Your preservation age is the age at which you can access your preserved benefits, that is, any super contributions and investment earnings accumulated after 1 July 1999.
Your preservation age varies between 55 and 60 years, depending on your date of birth.
| Date of birth | Preservation Age |
| Before 1/7/1960 | 55 |
| 1/7/1960 to 30/6/1961 | 56 |
| 1/7/1961 to 30/6/1962 | 57 |
| 1/7/1962 to 30/6/1963 | 58 |
| 1/7/1963 to 30/6/1964 | 59 |
| After 30/6/1964 | 60 |
If you have reached your preservation age, you may be eligible to access your super benefit as a Retirement or Transition to retirement pension.
A $1.6 million cap on the total amount of super you can transfer to a pension account applies.
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