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7  Application of items 1 and 2

(1) The amendments made by items 1 and 2 of this Schedule apply to financial assistance payable in respect of absences from Australia that begin after the commencement of this Schedule.

(2) The amendments made by items 1 and 2 of this Schedule apply to financial assistance payable in respect of an absence from Australia that began before the commencement of this Schedule, if, at the time this Schedule commences:
 (a) the absence has not ended; and
 (b) the maximum portability period for the payment, determined as if the amendments made by items 1 and 2 did not apply, has not expired.