Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY (INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS) ACT 1999 - SECT 5

             (1)  For the purposes of a provision of the social security law, an agreement is a scheduled international social security agreement if:

                     (a)  the agreement is between Australia and another country; and

                     (b)  the agreement relates to reciprocity in social security or superannuation matters; and

                     (c)  the text of the agreement is set out in a Schedule to this Act.

             (2)  The reference in subsection (1) to a scheduled international social security agreement includes a reference to such an agreement as amended, or otherwise affected in its operation, by a further agreement or further agreements between Australia and the other country concerned.