Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:20:p12
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 20 (pt 12/17)
Character Range: 709772–712718

Australia the term Australian benefit shall include all social security payments under the social security laws of Australia.

PART V

COMMON PROVISIONS

Article 20
Common Provisions for the Calculation of Benefits

    1. Where a Contracting State (the first Contracting State) makes a payment under this Agreement or under its social security laws to a person who resides in the territory of the other Contracting State, the first Contracting State will disregard from the application of any income test it applies, any income‑tested payment made by the other Contracting State under this Agreement or under the other Contracting State's social security laws to that person.

    2. The principles set out in paragraph 1 will continue to apply when a beneficiary moves to reside in a third country as if the beneficiary had not moved to that third country, provided that the relevant benefit is payable in that third country.

    3. Where a person residing in a third country lodges a valid claim for a benefit, the principles set out in paragraphs 1 will be applied as if that person was resident in the territory of the Contracting State where he or she was last resident before moving to that third country provided that the relevant benefit is payable in that third country.

PART VI

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Article 21
Exchange of Information and Mutual Assistance

The Competent Authorities and Competent Institutions, to the extent permitted by the legislation they administer, shall:

    (a) make the necessary administrative arrangements required to apply this Agreement;

    (b) subject to Article 23, communicate to each other any information necessary for the application of this Agreement;

    (c) communicate to each other, as soon as possible, all information about the measures taken by them for the application of the Agreement;

    (d) notify each other about all changes to their legislation which may affect the scope and application of this Agreement; and

    (e) designate liaison bodies to facilitate the application of this Agreement.

Article 22

    1. Subject to national laws and regulations, when implementing this Agreement the Competent Authorities and Competent Institutions of the Contracting States shall lend their good offices and furnish assistance to one another, as if they were applying their own legislation. Assistance shall as a rule be free of charge; the Competent Authorities may, however, mutually agree to reimburse certain costs.

    2. When assessing the degree of disability the Competent Institutions of each Contracting State may, where appropriate, take account of information and medical reports provided by the Competent Institutions of the other Contracting State.

Article 23
Data Protection

    1. In providing assistance under Article 21, a Contracting State shall supply to the other Contracting State data about a person, particularly about any payments it makes