Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:27:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 27 (pt 7/10)
Character Range: 921604–924397

under the legislation which it applies. This income – indexed according to Czech legislation – will be considered as gained during the periods that are taken into account for the calculation of the theoretical amount of the benefit.

3. The person concerned shall be entitled to the highest amount calculated in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 from the Competent Institution of the Czech Republic.

4. If the creditable period completed under the legislation of the Czech Republic is less than 12 months and does not result in any right to benefits, then the Competent Institution of the Czech Republic will not award the benefit.

5. Events and facts that have legal effect on entitlement, reduction, suspension or benefit amount, and which occurred in the territory of Australia, shall be taken into account as if they had taken place in the territory of the Czech Republic. However, the Czech Competent Authority may, in the interest of categories of beneficiaries, limit the application of this provision.

6. A person whose disability began before reaching the age of 18 and who has not participated in the insurance scheme for the necessary period shall have the right to a disability benefit provided this person is a resident of the Czech Republic. This condition shall also apply to invalidity and survivors' benefits, where such entitlement, or benefits from which they are derived, can be acquired only with regard to provisions of this Agreement.

PART IV
MISCELLANEOUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Article 15
Administrative Arrangement

1. The Competent Authorities of the Contracting States 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 16
Lodgement of Documents

1. A claim, notice or appeal concerning a benefit, whether payable by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise, may be lodged in the territory of either Contracting State.

2. For the purposes of determining the right to a benefit, the date on which a claim, notice or appeal referred to in paragraph 1 is lodged with the Competent Institution of one Contracting State shall be considered as the date of lodgement of that document with the Competent Institution of the other Contracting State. The Competent Institution with which a claim, notice or appeal is lodged shall refer it without delay to the Competent Institution of the other Contracting State.

3. A claim for a benefit from one Contracting State shall be considered as a claim for the corresponding benefit from the other Contracting State so long as the claimant has indicated in that claim that there is, or there was, an affiliation with the