Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:3:p15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 3 (pt 15/26)
Character Range: 88009–90765

will cease entirely. Age pension will cease to be payable by virtue of this Agreement from the date of departure if the absence is permanent.

    6. Where a person, who is in receipt of an Australian disability support pension by virtue of this Agreement, goes to a third country temporarily, that benefit shall continue to be payable for the period that the social security law of Australia provide that a person who is absent from Australia remains entitled to the disability support pension (disregarding any exceptions and circumstances where the period is unlimited). At that time, payment of the disability support pension by virtue of this Agreement will cease. Disability support pension will cease to be payable by virtue of this Agreement from the date of departure if the absence is permanent.

    7. Where a person, who is in receipt of an Australian carer payment by virtue of this Agreement, goes to a third country temporarily, that benefit shall continue to be payable for the period that the social security law of Australia provides that a person who is absent from Australia remains entitled to the carer payment, disregarding any exceptions . At that time payment of the carer payment by virtue of this Agreement will cease. Carer payment will cease to be payable by virtue of this Agreement from the date of departure if the absence is permanent.

Article 15
Payment of Supplementary Benefits and Allowances

    1. Where a New Zealand resident becomes entitled to receive a New Zealand benefit under Article 8, the competent institution of New Zealand shall also pay to that person any supplementary benefit or allowance under the social security law of New Zealand for which that person is qualified.

    2. Where an Australian resident becomes entitled to receive a New Zealand benefit under this Agreement,

         (a) the amount of that benefit shall not include any supplementary benefit or allowance which would be payable under the social security law of New Zealand if that person were a New Zealand resident;

         (b) no payment shall be made in advance of any number of instalments of that benefit, or part of it, not yet due.

    3. Where an Australian resident qualifies for an Australian benefit under this Agreement or otherwise but the person's rate of Australian benefit is zero solely due to the operation of subparagraph 2(c) of Article 13, that person shall be deemed to be receiving an Australian benefit, as defined in Article 1(1)(b) and shall therefore be eligible to receive relevant and applicable concessions under the social security law of Australia.

    4. Where a person outside of Australia is entitled to receive an Australian benefit under this Agreement, the amount of that benefit shall