Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:22:p11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 22 (pt 11/14)
Character Range: 782470–785252

Competent Institutions in the territory of the other Party. Documents and certificates required to be produced for the purpose of this Agreement shall be exempt from authentication by diplomatic and consular authorities.

Article 16
Recovery of overpayments
    1. Where:
         (a) an amount of arrears of benefit is paid or payable by a Party; and
         (b) for all or part of that period, the other Party has paid to that person a benefit under its legislation; and
         (c) the amount of the benefit paid by the other party would have been reduced had the benefit paid or payable by the first Party been paid during that period;
         (d) then the amount that would not have been paid by the other Party had the benefit described in subparagraph (a) been paid on a periodical basis throughout that past period, shall be a debt due by that person to the other Party and may be recovered by that Party.
    2. Where the first Party has not yet paid the arrears of benefit described in subparagraph 1(a) to the person, that Party shall, at the request of the other Party, pay the amount of the benefit necessary to meet the debt described in subparagraph 1(d) to the other Party and shall pay any remainder to the person.
    3. The Competent Institution receiving a request under paragraph 2 shall transfer the amount of the debt to the Competent Institution making the request.

Article 17
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 social security laws;
         (b) lend their good offices and furnish 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;
         (c) communicate to each other, as soon as possible, all information about the measures taken by them for the application of this Agreement or about changes in their respective legislation insofar as these changes affect the application of this Agreement; and
         (d) 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 the Administrative Arrangement made in accordance with Article 18.
    2. The assistance referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provided free of charge,