Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:29:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 29 (pt 13/14)
Character Range: 990635–993434

the Republic of Hungary functioning in the territory of Australia, upon the request of eligible persons, and without a specific authorisation, in order to ensure and maintain the rights of its nationals, may represent before the Competent Institutions, the Competent Authorities and the related bodies of Australia, taking into consideration the effectual practice and procedural rules of Australia, if the eligible persons are not able to represent their rights and interests appropriately due to their absence or any other reason.

PART VI
TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 28
Transitional and eligibility provisions

1. This Agreement shall not establish any right to a benefit for any period before the date of entry into force of this Agreement.

2. In determining entitlement to a benefit under this Agreement, periods as an Australian resident, periods of Australian working life residence and creditable periods completed under the legislation of the Republic of Hungary before the entry into force of this Agreement shall also be taken into account.

3. Articles 7 and 9 apply from the date of entry into force of this Agreement, even if the employee was sent by his or her employer before that date. For this purpose, the period of secondment is taken to start on the entry into force of this Agreement.

Article 29
Obligation of the Republic of Hungary relating to this Agreement

The present agreement shall in no way prejudice the obligations of the Republic of Hungary as a member state of the European Union. Consequently the provisions of the present Agreement shall not be invoked or interpreted in such a way as to invalidate or otherwise affect the obligations of the Republic of Hungary imposed by the Treaties on which the European Union is founded.

Article 30
Entry into Force

This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the third month following the month in which notes are exchanged by the Contracting Parties through the diplomatic channel notifying each other that all treaty and legislative requirements as are necessary to give effect to this Agreement have been satisfied.

Article 31
Termination

1. Subject to Article 31.2, this Agreement shall remain in force until the expiration of 12 months from the date on which either Contracting Party receives from the other Contracting Party a note through the diplomatic channel giving notice of termination of this Agreement.

2. In the event of termination, this Agreement shall continue to have effect in relation to all persons who:

         (a) at the date on which termination takes effect, are in receipt of benefits; or

         (b) prior to that date have lodged claims for, and would be entitled to receive, benefits by virtue of this Agreement; or

         (c) immediately before