Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:18:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 18 (pt 2/15)
Character Range: 610445–613504

who qualifies for that additional amount, increase or supplement under the legislation of that Party but, for Australia, does not include any benefit, payment or entitlement under the law concerning the superannuation guarantee;

          i) In relation to Belgium the term "family member" means: any person defined or accepted as a member of the family or designated as a member of the household by the legislation under which the pensions are provided;

          j) In relation to Belgium the term "residence" means: the usual place of residence.

    2. Any word not defined in paragraph 1 of this article has the meaning assigned to it by the applicable legislation.

Article 2

Legislative scope

    1. This Agreement shall apply:

          A. as regards Belgium, to the laws concerning:

              a) old‑age and survivors' pensions for salaried persons and self‑employed persons;
              b) invalidity insurance for salaried persons, sailors of the merchant marine, mine workers and self‑employed persons;

          and, as regards Part II only:

              c) social security for salaried persons;
              d) social security for self‑employed persons;

          B. as regards Australia, to:

              a) the Acts referred to as "the social security law" in the Social Security Act 1991, and any regulations made under any such Act, so far those Acts or regulations provide for, apply to or affect the following pensions:

                  (i) age pension;
                  (ii) disability support pension for a person who is severely disabled;

          and as regards Part II, only to:

              b) the law concerning the superannuation guarantee, which at the time of signature of this Agreement is contained in the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992, the Superannuation Guarantee Charge Act 1992 and the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Regulations, provided that this Agreement shall not extend the application of that law.

    2. This Agreement shall also apply to all acts or regulations which amend, extend or replace the legislation specified in paragraph 1 of this article.

    3. It shall apply to any act or regulation which extends the existing schemes to new categories of beneficiaries unless, in this respect, the contracting Party which has amended its legislation notifies the other contracting Party of its objections within six months of the official publication of the said acts.

    4. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, the legislation shall not include any other Agreement on social security entered into by either contracting Party.

    5. This Agreement shall not apply to acts or regulations that establish a new social security sector.

Article 3

Personal scope

This Agreement shall apply to any person who:

         a) is or has been an Australian resident; or is or has been subject to the legislation of Australia;

          or

         b) is or has been subject to the legislation of Belgium,

and, to any other persons in regard to the