Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:30:p11
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Provision Reference: sch 30 (pt 11/12)
Character Range: 1019562–1022454

be rejected by a Competent Authority or Competent Institution solely because it is in an official language of the other Party.

Article 18
Administrative Arrangement

    1. The Competent Authorities of the Parties shall establish, by means of an Administrative Arrangement, the measures necessary for the implementation of this Agreement.

    2. The Competent Authorities shall appoint liaison bodies which are to be listed in the Administrative Arrangement.

Article 19
Dispute Settlement

    1. The Competent Authorities of the Parties shall resolve, to the extent possible, any difficulties which arise in interpreting or applying this Agreement according to its spirit and fundamental principles.

    2. The Parties shall consult promptly, whether through diplomatic channels or otherwise, at the request of either Party concerning matters which have not been resolved by the Competent Authorities in accordance with paragraph 1.

Article 20
Review of Agreement

Where a Party requests the other to meet to review this Agreement, the Parties shall meet for that purpose no later than six months after that request was made and, unless the Parties otherwise arrange, their meeting shall be held in the territory of the Party to which that request was made.

PART VI

TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 21

Transitional Provisions

    1. In determining entitlement to a benefit under this Agreement, periods as an Australian resident, periods of Australian working life residence and insurance periods under the legislation of the Republic of Latvia, and any fact or event relevant to that entitlement completed before the entry into force of this Agreement shall also be taken into consideration.

    2. In relation to the Republic of Latvia, paragraph 1 shall not apply where a benefit has already been awarded under the legislation of the Republic of Latvia for periods prior to the commencement of this Agreement.

    3. Subject to the legislation of either Party, this Agreement shall not result in any reduction in the amount of any benefit to which entitlement was established prior to its entry into force.

    4. Article 8, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Agreement, notwithstanding that the work undertaken by reference to these paragraphs may have commenced before this Agreement entered into force.

  Article 22

Entry into Force

This Agreement is concluded for an indefinite period and shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the month in which the last written notification is exchanged by the Parties through the diplomatic channel notifying each other that all matters as are necessary to give effect to this Agreement have been finalised.
Article 23
Termination

    1. Subject to paragraph 2, this Agreement shall remain in force until the expiration of 12 months from the