Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:17:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 17 (pt 7/10)
Character Range: 599307–601974

lodged in the territory of the other Party, in accordance with the Administrative Arrangement made pursuant to Article 15, at any time after the Agreement has come into force.
2. For the purpose of determining the right to a benefit, the date on which a claim, notice or appeal referred to in paragraph 1, is lodged with the Competent Institution of one Party, shall be considered as the date of lodgement of that document with the Competent Institution of the other Party. The Competent Institution to which a claim, notice or appeal is lodged shall refer it without delay to the Competent Institution of the other Party.
3. The reference in this Article to an appeal is an appeal that may be made to an administrative body or a corresponding body of either Party that has been established by, or administratively for, the purposes of the legislation of each Party.
4. Any exemption granted in the territory of one of the Parties from payment of taxes or fees in respect of certificates and documents required to be submitted to the Competent Authorities and Competent Institutions in the same territory shall also apply to the certificates and documents which, for the purpose of this Agreement, have to be submitted to the Competent Authorities or Competent Institutions of the other Party. Documents and certificates required to be produced for the purpose of this Agreement shall be exempt from authentication by diplomatic and consular authorities.

ARTICLE 13

Recovery of Overpayments

1. Where:
(a) an amount of arrears of benefit is paid or payable to a person by the Competent Institution of Slovenia; and
(b) for all or part of the relevant period, Australia has paid to that person a benefit; and
(c) the amount of the benefit paid by Australia would have been reduced had the benefit paid or payable by the Competent Institution of Slovenia been paid during that period;
    then
(d) the amount that would not have been paid by Australia had the benefit described in subparagraph (a) been paid on a periodical basis throughout that past period, shall be a debt due by that person to Australia and may be recovered by Australia; and
(e) Australia may recover all or part of that debt under the provisions of the Acts forming the social security law of Australia.
2. Where the Competent Institution of Slovenia has not yet paid the benefit described in subparagraph 1(a) to that person:
(a) that Competent Institution shall, at the request of the Competent Institution of Australia, pay the amount of the benefit necessary to meet the debt described in subparagraph 1(d) to the Competent Institution of Australia and shall pay any excess to that person;