SOCIAL SECURITY (INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS) ACT 1999

PART 3 - CALCULATION OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT PORTABILITY RATES  

Division 2 - Australian working life residence  

SECTION 21  

21   AUSTRALIAN WORKING LIFE RESIDENCE: RECIPIENT OF PENSION PP (SINGLE)  
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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