Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:9:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 9 (pt 13/15)
Character Range: 319160–322072

technical problems encountered when applying the provisions of this Agreement or of any Administrative Arrangement made for its implementation.

    2. The Competent Institutions of both Parties shall:

         (a) advise each other of any information necessary for the application of this Agreement or of the respective legislation of the Parties concerning all matters within their area of competence arising under this Agreement or under those laws;

         (b) assist one another in relation to the determination of any benefit under this Agreement or the respective legislation within the limits of and according to their own laws; and

         (c) at the request of one to the other, assist each other in relation to the implementation of agreements on social security entered into by either of the Parties with third States, to the extent and in the circumstances specified in administrative arrangements made in accordance with Article 28.

    3. The assistance referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be provided free of charge, subject to any Administrative Arrangement made pursuant to Article 28.

    4. Any information about a person which is transmitted in accordance with this Agreement to a Competent Institution shall be protected in the same manner as information obtained under the legislation of that Party.

    5. Notwithstanding any laws or administrative practices of a Party, no information concerning a person which is received by that Party from the other Party shall be transferred or disclosed to any other country or to any other organisation within that other country without the prior written consent of that other Party.

    6. In no case shall the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 be construed so as to impose on the Competent Authority or Competent Institution of a Party the obligation:

         (a) to carry out administrative measures at variance with the laws or the administrative practice of that or the other Party; or

         (b) to supply particulars which are not obtainable under the laws or in the normal course of the administration of that or of the other Party.

    7. In the application of this Agreement, the Competent Authority and the Competent Institutions of a Party may communicate with the other in the official language of that Party.

    8. In this Article "legislation" means all the laws referred to in Article 2 without any of the restrictions contained in Article 2.

ARTICLE 28
Administrative Arrangements

The Competent Authorities of the Parties shall make whatever administrative arrangements are necessary in order to implement this Agreement.

ARTICLE 29
Resolution of difficulties

    1. The Competent Authorities of the Parties shall resolve, to the extent possible, any difficulties which arise in interpreting or applying this Agreement according to its spirit and fundamental principles.

    2. The Parties shall consult