Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:29:p11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 29 (pt 11/14)
Character Range: 985198–988092

Claims for benefits, appeals, any related documents and any notification or other communication by a person will be lodged with the Competent Institution of either Contracting Party.

9. The Liaison Agencies of the Contracting Parties will supply to each other in an agreed format relevant information, such as death, change of address, change of relationship status and changes in the amount of benefits for mutual beneficiaries as they occur.

Article 24
Data protection

Where on the basis of this Agreement and in accordance with the national laws of both Contracting Parties, personal data is transferred, the following provisions shall be applied:

         (a) For the purpose of implementing this Agreement, only personal data necessary for providing benefits or otherwise necessary for the purposes specified in Article 23.1 of this Agreement may be disclosed by one Contracting Party to the Competent Institution of the other Contracting Party. The receiving Contracting Party may process and use this data for such purposes. In all other cases, data may be disclosed to other institutions exclusively with the prior consent of the transmitting Competent Institution and in accordance with the national laws applicable to such institutions;

         (b) The Competent Institution receiving such data shall, upon request and in individual cases, inform the Competent Institution providing the data of the purpose for which it has used the data disclosed and the results of such use;

         (c) The Competent Institution providing data must ensure that the data to be disclosed is accurate, and is necessary and proportional from the point of view of the purpose of data disclosure. At the same time, all valid data provision prohibitions must be taken into consideration, pursuant to the national legislation of that Contracting Party. If it becomes evident that the data disclosed is incorrect, or data has been supplied that may not have been disclosed under the legislation of the Contracting Party providing the data, the receiving Competent Institution shall be notified without delay. The receiving Competent Institution shall correct or delete such data, as appropriate;

         (d) The Competent Institution as well as the Competent Authority shall inform the person concerned upon their request, on the data about him and the purpose of using such data, on the legal basis for and the duration of the use of the data, and on who and for what purpose has received or shall receive such data. In other respects, the rights of the person concerned with regard to being informed of data held about him/her shall be subject to the national legislation of the Contracting Party whose Competent Institution or Competent Authority was requested to provide the information;

         (e) If a Competent Institution of one Contracting Party has disclosed personal data under this