Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:13:p14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 13 (pt 14/16)
Character Range: 447389–450215

FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA AND
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ON SOCIAL SECURITY

The Competent Authority of Australia and

the Competent Authority of the United States of America,

In conformity with Article 12, paragraph (a), of the Agreement between Australia and the United States of America on Social Security of this date, hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement", have agreed as follows:

CHAPTER I
General Provisions

Article 1
 The terms used in this Administrative Arrangement shall have the same meaning as in the Agreement.

Article 2
    1. The liaison agencies referred to in Article 12, paragraph (a), of the Agreement shall be:
         (a) for the United States, the Social Security Administration,
         (b) for Australia, Centrelink, except in relation to the application of Part II of the Agreement (including the application of other Parts of the Agreement as they affect the application of that Part) where it means the Australian Taxation Office.
    2. The liaison agencies designated in paragraph 1 shall agree upon the joint procedures and forms necessary for the implementation of the Agreement and this Administrative Arrangement.

CHAPTER II
Provisions on Coverage

Article 3
    1. Where the laws of a Party are applicable in accordance with any of the provisions of Article 6 of the Agreement, the Agency of that Party, upon request of the employer or self‑employed person, shall, in circumstances agreed upon by the Parties, issue a certificate stating that the employee, or the employer with respect to that employee, or self‑employed person is subject to those laws and indicating the duration for which the certificate shall be valid.  This certificate shall be proof that the named worker and the employer in respect of the named worker are exempt from the laws on compulsory coverage of the other Party.
    2. The certificate referred to in paragraph 1 shall be issued:
         (a) in the United States, by the Social Security Administration; and
         (b) in Australia, by the Commissioner of Taxation or an authorised representative of the Commissioner.
    3. The Agency of a Party which issues a certificate referred to in paragraph 1 shall furnish a copy of the certificate or agreed details of the certificate to the liaison agency of the other Party as needed by the latter Agency.

CHAPTER III
Provisions on Benefits

Article 4
    1. Applications for benefits under the Agreement shall be submitted on forms to be agreed upon by the liaison agencies of the two Parties.
    2. The Agency of the Party with which an application for benefits is first filed in accordance with Article 16 of the Agreement shall provide the liaison agency of the other Party with such evidence and other information