 A change in the law to benefit older LGBT people was supported by all parties.The ameliorating provision in the Act provides that if the retired employee was in a committed relationship with a same-sex partner at the time they retired or reached a particular age and then married that partner within 3 years of the enactment of the Marriage Act 2015 they are deemed to be eligible for a survivor pension on the payment of the appropriate contributions.The provision is not retrospective as the committed relationship referred to in the Act is not, itself, recognised as a marriage by the State.