Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:31:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 31 (pt 8/11)
Character Range: 1041368–1044278

Contracting Party. The Competent Institution with which a claim, notice or appeal is lodged shall refer it without delay to the Competent Institution of the other Contracting Party.

3. A claim for a benefit from one Contracting Party shall be considered as a claim for the corresponding benefit from the other Contracting Party so long as the claimant has indicated in that claim that there is, or there was, an affiliation with the social security system of that other Contracting Party and provided the other Contracting Party receives the completed claim form for the corresponding benefit within 12 months of the lodgement of the initial claim.

4. The reference in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article to an appeal document is a reference to a document concerning an appeal that may be made to an administrative body established by, or administratively for the purposes of, the respective legislation.

Article 18
Payment of Benefits

1. If a Contracting Party imposes legal or administrative restrictions on the transfer of currency outside of its territory, that Contracting Party shall implement measures as soon as practicable to guarantee the rights to payment and delivery of benefits payable under the legislation of that Contracting Party or by virtue of this Agreement. The measures shall operate retrospectively to the time when the restrictions were imposed.

2. A benefit payable by a Contracting Party by virtue of this Agreement shall be paid by that Contracting Party without deduction for government administrative fees and charges for processing and paying that benefit.

3. Where, under the legislation of one Contracting Party, documents submitted to a Competent Authority or Competent Institution of that Contracting Party are partly or fully exempt from administrative charges, including consular fees, this exemption shall also apply to documents which are submitted to a Competent Authority or Competent Institution of the other Contracting Party in accordance with its legislation.

4. Documents and certificates required to be produced for the purpose of this Agreement shall be exempt from authentication by diplomatic and consular authorities.

Article 19
Exchange of Information and Mutual Assistance

1. The Competent Authorities and Competent Institutions responsible for the application of this Agreement shall to the extent permitted by their national laws:

(a) communicate to each other any information necessary for the application of this Agreement or for the purposes of their legislation;

(b) provide assistance to one another, including the communication to each other of any information necessary, with regard to the determination or payment of any benefit under this Agreement or under the legislation to which this Agreement applies as if the matter involved the application of their own legislation; and

(c) communicate to each other, as soon as possible, all