Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:8:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057
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Provision Reference: sch 8 (pt 2/14)
Character Range: 255942–259066

11 to be a period in which that person was an Australian resident;

         (f) "Irish period of insurance" means, a period in respect of which qualifying contributions have been paid or a period in respect of which contributions have been treated as paid or credited and which has been or can be used to acquire the right to benefit under the legislation of Ireland, but does not include any period deemed pursuant to Article 13 to be an Irish period of insurance;

         (g) "previous agreement' means, the Agreement between Australia and Ireland on social security signed on 8 April 1991;

         (h) "territory" means, in relation to Australia:

               Australia as defined in the legislation of Australia;

          and in relation to Ireland:

               that part of the island of Ireland which is at present under the jurisdiction of the Government of Ireland;

         (i) "widowed person" means, in relation to Australia, a person who stops being a partnered person because of the death of the person's partner, but does not include a person who has a new partner.

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

ARTICLE 2

Legislative Scope

    1. Subject to paragraph 2, 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, supplement, consolidate or replace them:

         (a) in relation to Australia:

             (i) the Acts referred to as "the social security law" in the Social Security Act 1991, and any regulations made under any such Act, in so far as those Acts or regulations provide for, apply to or affect the following pensions:

                  A) age pension;

                  B) disability support pension for the severely disabled;

                  C) pensions payable to widowed persons; and

             (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, Superannuation Guarantee Charge Act 1992 and the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Regulations, only in relation to the application of Part II of this Agreement;

         (b) in relation to Ireland: the Acts referred to as the "Social Welfare Acts" and any regulations made thereunder to the extent that they provide for and apply to:

              (i) old age (contributory) pension;

              (ii) retirement pension;

              (iii) widow's and widower's (contributory) pension;

              (iv) invalidity pension;

              (v) orphan's (contributory) allowance;

              (vi) bereavement grant; and

              (vii) the liability for the payment of employment and self‑employment contributions.

    2. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1:

         in relation to Australia, the legislation of Australia shall not include treaties or other international agreements concluded between it and a