Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:clause:1a_1221:p2
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Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1A cl 1221 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 2704759–2707200

out having regard to the woman's period of Australian working life residence; and
 (d) the woman's period of Australian working life residence was taken to be equal to the period of Australian working life residence of the woman's partner;
then, for a day on or after 20 March 2020, the woman's period of Australian working life residence is taken to be equal to the period of Australian working life residence of the woman's partner if the following apply on that day:
 (e) the woman is a member of that same couple;
 (f) the woman's rate of age pension is worked out as mentioned in section 1220A.

Module B—Australian working life residence

Working life
 1221‑B1 For the purposes of this Module, a person's working life is the period beginning when the person turns 16 and ending when the person reaches pension age.
Note: For pension age see subsections 23(5A), (5B), (5C) and (5D).

Australian working life residence (general)
 1221‑B2 Subject to points 1221‑B3 and 1221‑B4, a person's period of Australian working life residence as at a particular time is the number of months in the period, or the aggregate of the periods, during the person's working life during which the person has, up to that time, been an Australian resident.
Note: For the method of calculating the number of months in the period see points 1221‑B3 and 1221‑B4 below.

Calculation of number of months
 1221‑B3 If a person's period of Australian working life residence would, apart from this point, be a number of whole months, the period is to be increased by one month.
 1221‑B4 If a person's period of Australian working life residence would, apart from this point, be a number of whole months and a day or days, the period is to be increased so that it is equal to the number of months plus one month.

Module C—Residence factor

Residence factor (period of Australian working life residence 35 years or more)
 1221‑C1 If a person's period of Australian working life residence is 420 months (35 years) or more, the person's residence factor is 1.
Note: If a person's residence factor is 1, the person's pension will be payable outside Australia at the full domestic rate.

Residence factor (period of Australian working life residence under 35 years)
 1221‑C2 If a person's period of Australian working life residence is less than 420 months (35 years), the person's residence factor is:

Chapter 5—Overpayments and debt recovery

Part 5.1—Effect of Chapter