Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:22:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 22 (pt 3/14)
Character Range: 762351–765117

not include treaties or other international agreements on social security that may be concluded between one contracting Party and a third party.

    3. This Agreement shall apply to laws or regulations which extend the existing legislation of either Party to new categories of beneficiaries only if the two Parties so agree in a Protocol to this Agreement.

Article 3
Personal Scope
This Agreement shall apply to any person who:
(a) is or has been an Australian resident; or
(b) is or has been subject to the legislation of Hellas,
and, where applicable, to other persons in regard to the rights they derive from the person described above.

Article 4
Equality of Treatment
Subject to this Agreement and unless otherwise provided, all persons to whom this Agreement applies shall be treated equally by a Party in regard to rights and obligations regarding eligibility for and payment of benefits which arise whether directly under the legislation of that Party or by virtue of this Agreement.

Article 5
Export of Benefits
    1. Benefits of one Party, when payable by virtue of this Agreement, shall be payable to persons who are residents of, or in, the territory of either Party.
    2. In relation to Australia, any additional amount, increase or supplement that is payable in addition to a benefit under this Agreement, shall be payable outside the territory of Australia only according to the provisions of the Acts forming the social security law.
    3. In relation to Hellas, any additional amount, increase or supplement that is payable in addition to a benefit under this Agreement, shall be payable outside the territory of Hellas only according to the Hellenic legislation.

PART II
PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE APPLICABLE LEGISLATION

Article 6
Purpose of this Part
The purpose of this Part is to ensure that employers and employees who are subject to the legislation of Australia or Hellas do not have a double liability under the legislation of Australia and Hellas, in respect of the same work of an employee.

Article 7
Application of this Part
This Part only applies if an employee and/or the employer of the employee would, apart from this Part, be subject to the legislation of both Parties.

Article 8
Provisions related to the affiliation with
Social Security and Superannuation Guarantee
    1. Unless otherwise provided in this article, an employee working in the territory of one of the contracting Parties will be subject only, in respect of this work, to the legislation of that Party.
    2. If an employee:
         (a) is covered by the legislation of one contracting Party ('the first contracting Party');
         (b) was sent, whether before, on or after the commencement of this Part, by the Government of the first contracting Party