SOCIAL SECURITY (INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS) ACT 1999
Note: See section 5.
PART A AGREEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY PART I - INTERPRETATION AND SCOPE ARTICLE 2 Legislative Scope 1.Subject to paragraph 2, this Agreement shall apply to the following laws, as amended at the date of signature of this Agreement, and to any laws that subsequently amend, supplement or replace them:
(a) in relation to Australia: the Social Security Act 1991 in so far as the Act provides for, applies to or affects the following benefits:
(i) age pension;
(ii) disability support pension
(iii) wife pension;
(iv) pensions payable to widows;
(v) widowed person allowance;
(vi) spouse carer pension;
(vii) double orphan pension; and
(viii) supplements for children.
(b) in relation to Italy: the legislation in force at the date of signature of this Agreement and any legislation that subsequently amends, supplements or replaces that legislation, concerning the compulsory general insurance scheme for employees in regard to invalidity, old age and survivors; special insurance schemes for self-employed persons and other categories of workers; family benefits for dependants of pensioners and unemployment insurance and, in particular, the following benefits:
(i) old age pensions;
(ii) seniority pensions;
(iii) anticipated pensions;
(iv) invalidity allowances;
(v) inability pensions;
(vi) privileged invalidity allowances;
(vii) privileged inability pensions;
(viii) invalidity attendance allowance;
(ix) survivors ' pensions;
(x) family benefit for dependants of pensioners; and
(xi) unemployment allowances.
2.
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, and unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, the legislation of Australia and Italy shall not include any laws made at any time for the purpose of giving effect to any agreement on social security.
3.
The competent authorities of the Parties shall advise each other of legislation that amends, supplements or replaces the legislation within the scope of this Agreement promptly after the first-mentioned legislation is enacted.
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