Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:22:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 22 (pt 2/14)
Character Range: 759680–762610

of Article 2;
    "period of Australian working life residence" means, a period defined as such in the legislation of Australia but does not include any period deemed pursuant to Article 11 to be a period in which that person was an Australian resident;
    "period of insurance" means, in relation to Hellas, each period of paid contributions which gives a right to an entitlement on the basis of Article 2 and each period which is recognized as such, according to this legislation; and, especially for OGA, a period of insurance is also a period of employment in the agricultural sector.
    "territory" means, in relation to Australia, Australia as defined in the legislation of Australia; and, in relation to Hellas, Hellas as defined in the legislation of Hellas;
    2. Unless the context otherwise requires, any term not defined in this Article shall have the meaning assigned to it in the legislation of either contracting Party or in the event of a conflict of meaning, by whichever of those laws is the more applicable to the circumstances of that person.

Article 2
Legislative Scope
    1. Subject to paragraph 2, this Agreement shall apply to the following laws, as amended at the date of signature of this Agreement, and to any laws that subsequently amend, consolidate, supplement or replace them:
         (a) in relation to Australia:
             (i) the Acts forming the social security law in so far as the law provides for, applies to or affects age pension;
             (ii) the law concerning the superannuation guarantee (which at the time of signature of this Agreement is contained in the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992, the Superannuation Guarantee Charge Act 1992 and the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Regulations);
         (b) in relation to Hellas regarding the old age pension:
         i. the general legislation of social insurance covering the employed and the equivalent to them.
         ii. the legislation provided under the specific systems of social insurance covering all the categories of the employed.
         iii. the legislation provided under the system of social insurance covering the self employed.
         iv. the legislation covering the persons, who are insured under the OGA social security system (Organization of Agricultural Insurance).

        This Agreement (other than Part II) shall not apply to the specific social security systems covering the civil servants and the merchant marines who are only subject to the provisions of Article 5 of this Agreement.
    2. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the legislation referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not include treaties or other international agreements on social security that may be concluded between one contracting Party and a third party.

    3. This Agreement shall apply to laws or regulations which extend the existing legislation of either Party to