Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:7:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 7 (pt 2/18)
Character Range: 212857–215764

of insurance" means a period defined as such in the legislation of the Netherlands;
    "period of Australian working life residence", in relation to a person, means a period defined as such in the legislation of Australia, but does not include any period deemed pursuant to Article 10 to be a period in which that person was an Australian resident;
    "territory", means, in relation to Australia, the Commonwealth of Australia, the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the Territory of Christmas Island, and, in relation to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the territory of the Kingdom in Europe; and
    "widowed person", means in relation to Australia, a de jure widow or widower but does not include one who has a partner;
2. In the application by a Party of this Agreement in relation to a person, any term not defined in this Article shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meaning assigned to it in the legislation of either 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, 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 following benefits:
A) age pensions;
B) disability support pension for a person who is severely disabled; 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, the Superannuation Guarantee Charge Act 1992 and the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Regulations);
b) in relation to the Netherlands, its legislation on:
i) general old age insurance;
ii) invalidity insurance for employees and the self‑employed;
iii) general survivors' insurance;
iv) children's allowances;
v) sickness insurance (including employers' liability for payment during sickness);
    and for the application of Part II of the Agreement also its legislation on:
vi) unemployment insurance;
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph 1(a), this Agreement shall continue to apply to women who are receiving Australian wife pension and are the wives of persons receiving Australian age pension and it shall also apply to women who are receiving Australian wife pension and are the wives of persons receiving Australian disability support pension for the severely disabled.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph 1(a), the term "benefit" shall include Australian pensions payable to widowed persons and Australian double orphans pensions for the purposes of Article 5.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph 1(a) of this Article, the term "benefit" shall, when the reference is to an Australian benefit, include pensions payable to widowed