Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:25:p10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 25 (pt 10/11)
Character Range: 871458–874288

Transitional Provisions

ARTICLE 24
Recognition of Prior Events and Periods

    1. This Agreement shall also apply to events which occurred prior to its coming into force.

    2. This Agreement shall not create any entitlement to benefits for any period prior to its coming into force.

    3. The application of the provisions of paragraph 1 shall not affect qualification for benefits for the period prior to entry into force of this Agreement.

    4. Periods as an Australian resident, periods of Australian working life residence and periods of insurance completed under the legislation of the Republic of Poland prior to the date on which this Agreement comes into force shall be taken into consideration in determining entitlement to any benefit in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

    5. Subparagraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph 1 of Article 8 apply, from the date of commencement of this Agreement, even if the person was sent by their employer before commencement of this Agreement. For this purpose, the period of secondment is taken to start on the commencement of this Agreement.

CHAPTER 2
Final Provisions

ARTICLE 25
Duration and Termination

    1. This Agreement shall remain in force for an unlimited period of time. It may be terminated at any time by either Party giving 12 months notice in writing to the other Party through the diplomatic channel.

    2. In the event of termination, this Agreement shall continue to apply to all persons who:

       (1)              at the date on which termination takes effect, are in receipt of benefits, or

       (2)              prior to that date have lodged claims for, and would be entitled to receive, benefits by virtue of this Agreement, or

       (3)              immediately before the date of termination are subject only to the legislation of one Party by virtue of subparagraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph 1 of Article 8 of Part II of this Agreement, provided the employee continues to satisfy the criteria of that Article.

ARTICLE 26
Entry into Force

The Parties shall notify each other in writing of the completion of their respective statutory and constitutional procedures required for the entry into force of this Agreement. This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the third month following the month during which the last notification occurs.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement.

DONE in two originals at Warsaw this 7th day of October two thousand and nine in the English and the Polish languages, each text being equally authoritative.

FOR AUSTRALIA:                FOR THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND:

Stephen Smith                 Jolanta Fedak
Minister for Foreign Affairs  Minister of Labour and Social Policy