Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:18:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 18 (pt 5/15)
Character Range: 618443–621303

accompany that person to the territory of the other contracting Party, unless they are employed or self‑employed in the territory of that Party.

    2. Subparagraph 1 b) of article 8 does not apply to persons not normally employed at sea who work in the territorial waters or in a harbour of one of the contracting Parties.

Article 10

Government officials, members of diplomatic missions and consular posts

    1. Government officials and equivalent personnel who are sent by the government of a contracting Party to the territory of the other contracting Party are subject only to the legislation of the first mentioned contracting Party. These persons are, for this purpose, considered to be resident in the territory of this contracting Party, even if they are located in the territory of the other contracting Party. For the purposes of this paragraph, "Government officials" includes in relation to Australia officials working for a political subdivision or local authority of Australia.

         2. a) Persons sent by the government of a contracting Party to the territory of the other contracting Party as members of a diplomatic mission or a consular post are subject only to the legislation of the former contracting Party.

          b) Persons engaged by a diplomatic mission or a consular post of one of the contracting Parties in the territory of the other contracting Party are subject only to the legislation of the latter contracting Party.

          c) When the diplomatic mission or the consular post of one of the contracting Parties employs persons who, pursuant to subparagraph b), are subject only to the legislation of the other contracting Party, the mission or post will fulfill the obligations imposed on the employers under the legislation of this contracting Party.

          d) The provisions in subparagraphs b) and c) also apply by analogy to persons employed in private service of a person specified in subparagraph a).

          e) The provisions of subparagraphs a) to d) neither apply to honorary members of a consular post nor persons employed in private service of these persons.

    3. The provisions of this article also apply to the family members of the persons referred to in this article, unless they are employed or self‑employed in the same territory as those persons are employed.

Article 11

Exceptions

In the interest of certain persons or certain categories of persons covered by this Part, the competent authorities can, in common agreement, specify exceptions to the provisions of articles 7 to 10.

PART III

PROVISIONS CONCERNING PENSIONS

Chapter 1

Provisions concerning Belgian old age and survivors' pensions

Article 12

         1. a) Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2, for the acquisition, retention or recovery of the right to a pension, insurance periods completed pursuant to the