SOCIAL SECURITY (INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS) ACT 1999
The provisions of a scheduled international social security agreement have effect despite anything in the social security law.
6(2) [Application of subsec (1)]Subsection (1) applies to a provision of an agreement only in so far as the provision is in force and affects the operation of the social security law.
6(3) [When age pension is payable](a) immediately before he or she reaches pension age, a person is receiving a social security payment (other than age pension) solely because of the operation of a scheduled international social security agreement; and
(b) on reaching pension age, the person becomes qualified for age pension because of the operation of paragraph 43(1)(c) of the Social Security Act 1991 ;
the age pension is taken to be payable to the person under the agreement referred to in paragraph (a).
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