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Schedule 28 — Slovak Republic
Note: See sections 5 and 8.

AGREEMENT BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC ON SOCIAL SECURITY
Australia and the Slovak Republic (hereinafter "the Contracting Parties"),
Wishing to strengthen the existing friendly relations between the two countries,
and
Being desirous of regulating the relationship between their two countries with respect to social security benefits and coverage,
Have agreed as follows:

PART I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1
Definitions

1. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:
         (a) "benefit" means a benefit, pension or allowance as well as any additional amount, increase or supplement payable under the legislation of that Contracting Party 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 of the Commonwealth Department responsible for the legislation specified in subparagraph 1(a)(i) of Article 2, except in relation to the application of Part II of the Agreement (including the application of other Parts of the Agreement as they affect the application of that Part) where it means the Commissioner of Taxation or an authorised representative of the Commissioner, and, in relation to the Slovak Republic the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic responsible for the application of the legislation specified in subparagraph 1(b) of Article 2;
         (c) "Competent Institution" means the institution or agency which has the task of implementing the applicable legislation specified in Article 2;
         (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 Slovak Republic, the legislation specified in subparagraph 1(b) of Article 2;
         (e) "creditable period " means a period of insurance, substitute period or equivalent period completed under the legislation of the Slovak 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 12 to be a period in which that person was an Australian resident;

2. Any term not defined in this Article has the meaning assigned to it in the applicable legislation.

Article 2
Material Scope

1. 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:
         (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 the age