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Schedule 27 — Czech Republic
Note:   See section 5.

AGREEMENT BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC ON SOCIAL SECURITY

Australia and the Czech Republic (hereinafter "the Contracting States"),

Wishing to strengthen the existing friendly relations between the two Contracting States,

and

Being desirous of regulating the relationship between them with respect to social security benefits and coverage,

Have agreed as follows:

PART I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1
Definitions

1. In this Agreement:

         (a) "benefit" means a benefit, pension or allowance as well as any additional amount, increase or supplement payable under the legislation of that Contracting State but, for Australia, does not include any benefit, payment or entitlement under the law concerning the superannuation guarantee;

         (b) "Competent Authority" means,

         in relation to Australia, the Secretary to the Commonwealth Department responsible for the legislation specified in subparagraph 1(a)(i) of Article 2, except in Part II of the Agreement, and other Parts of the Agreement as they affect that Part, where it means the Commissioner of Taxation or an authorised representative of the Commissioner, and,

         in relation to the Czech Republic, the Ministry responsible for the legislation in subparagraph 1 (b) of Article 2;

         (c) "Competent Institution" means the institution or agency which has the task of implementing the applicable legislation;

         (d) "legislation" means,

         in relation to Australia, the laws specified in subparagraph 1(a)(i) of Article 2 except in Part II of the Agreement, and other Parts of the Agreement as they affect that Part, where it means the laws specified in subparagraph 1(a)(ii) of Article 2, and,

         in relation to the Czech Republic, the legislation specified in subparagraph 1(b) of Article 2;

         (e) "creditable period " means a period of insurance, substitute period and equivalent period completed under the legislation of the Czech Republic;

         (f) "period of Australian working life residence" means a period defined as such in the legislation of Australia but does not include any period deemed pursuant to Article 11 to be a period in which that person was an Australian resident.

2. In the application by a Contracting State of this Agreement, any term not defined shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meaning which it has under the legislation of that Contracting State.

Article 2
Legislative Scope

1. This Agreement shall apply to the following legislation:

         (a) in relation to Australia:

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

             (ii) 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);

         (b) in relation to the