SOCIAL SECURITY (INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS) ACT 1999
If:
(a) a person is receiving a pension PP (single); and
(b) the person became qualified for the pension because the person ' s former partner died; and
(c) the partner ' s period of Australian working life residence (immediately before the partner ' s death) is longer than the period that would now be the person ' s period of Australian working life residence under section 17 ;
the person ' s period of Australian working life residence is to be equal to the partner ' s period of Australian working life residence (immediately before the partner ' s death).
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