Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:26:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 26 (pt 2/13)
Character Range: 877207–880216

paragraph 2 and 3 of this Article, this Agreement shall apply to the following laws, as amended at the date of signature of this Agreement, and to any laws that subsequently amend, consolidate, supplement or replace them:

    1.1              in relation to Australia:

                1.1.1              the Acts forming the social security law in so far as the law provides for, applies to or affects the age pension;

                1.1.2              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);

         1.2              in relation to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Law on Pension and Disability Insurance regarding:

                1.2.1 old age pension;

                1.2.2 disability pension;

                1.2.3 survivor pension (widows, widowers, children and other members of the family who have rights to benefits) and other pension and disability insurance benefits of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

2. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the legislation referred to in this Article shall not include treaties on social security entered into by either Contracting Party with a third State.

3. This Agreement shall apply to future legislation which extends the existing legislation of either Contracting Party to new categories of beneficiaries only if the Competent Authorities so agree in writing.

Article 3
Personal Scope

This Agreement shall apply to any person who is or has been an Australian resident, or is or has been subject to the legislation of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and, where applicable, to other persons in regard to the rights they derive from a person described above.

Article 4
Equality of Treatment

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

PART II

PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE APPLICABLE LEGISLATION

Article 5
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 the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia do not have a double liability under the legislation of Australia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, in respect of the same work of an employee and the remuneration paid for the work.

Article 6
Application of this Part

This Part only applies if an employee and/or their employer would, apart from this Part, be subject to the legislation of both Contracting Parties in respect of work of the employee and remuneration paid for the work.

Article 7
Diplomatic and