Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT (No. 2) 1992 No. 229, 1992 - SCHEDULE 7

                         SCHEDULE 7                        Section 153

AMENDMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT Schedule 2

   (a)  Omit "SCHEDULE 2", substitute:

"SCHEDULE 2
PART A".

   (b)  Add at the end:

"PART B
NOTES DATED 22 APRIL 1992 AND 23 APRIL 1992 BETWEEN
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT
BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE GOVERNMENT
OF AUSTRALIA AGREEING TO THE DATE THAT THE
AGREEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY SIGNED AT LONDON
ON 1 OCTOBER 1990 ENTERS INTO FORCE. Note No. 29
The British High Commission present their compliments to the Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade and have the honour to refer to the Agreement on
Social Security between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland and the Government of Australia signed at London on 1
October 1990 and, in accordance with Article 25(1) of that Agreement, to
notify the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade that the Government of the
United Kingdom has completed the constitutional and administrative
requirements necessary for its implementation.
The High Commission have the honour to propose that, if the Government of
Australia has similarly completed its constitutional and administrative
requirements, the Agreement shall enter into force on 29 June 1992.
The High Commission avail themselves of this opportunity to renew to the
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade the assurance of their highest
consideration. 22 April 1992 British High Commission CANBERRA Note No. 312327
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade presents its compliments to the
British High Commission and has the honour to refer to the High Commission's
Note No. 29 of 22 April 1992, which reads as follows:

"The British High Commission present their compliments to the Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade and have the honour to refer to the Agreement on
Social Security between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland and the Government of Australia signed at London on 1
October 1990 and, in accordance with Article 25(1) of that Agreement, to
notify the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade that the Government of the
United Kingdom has completed the constitutional and administrative
requirements necessary for its implementation. The High Commission have the
honour to propose that, if the Government of Australia has similarly completed
its constitutional and administrative requirements, the Agreement shall enter
into force on 29 June 1992." The Department has the honour to advise that the
constitutional and administrative arrangements necessary for the
implementation of the said Agreement by the Government of Australia have been
completed. The Department further has the honour to confirm that the foregoing
is acceptable to the Government of Australia and that the Agreement shall
enter into force on 29 June 1992. CANBERRA 23 April 1992.
PART C
NOTES DATED 22 APRIL 1992 BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND
NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF
AUSTRALIA AMENDING THE AGREEMENT ON SOCIAL
SECURITY SIGNED AT LONDON ON 1 OCTOBER 1990. Note No. 30
The British High Commission present their compliments to the Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade and have the honour to refer to the Agreement on
Social Security between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland and the Government of Australia signed at London on 1
October 1990 (which in this letter is referred to as "the Agreement") and to
recent discussions between the Departments of Social Security of the United
Kingdom and Australia concerning the need to amend the Agreement, so as to
make provision for increases of United Kingdom benefits in respect of
dependants to be paid in certain circumstances, for any period during which
such dependant is in Australia.
The British High Commission now have the honour to propose the following
amendments to the Agreement:

   (a)  Articles 6 and 15(2) of the Agreement shall be deleted;

   (b)  The following shall be inserted after Article 15 of the Agreement.

"ARTICLE 15A
UK INCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS Where a person who is qualified to receive any
benefit under the legislation of the United Kingdom, other than a retirement
pension or a widowed mother's allowance payable by virtue of this or the
former Agreement, would be qualified to receive also an increase of that
benefit for a dependant if the dependant were in that territory, he or she
shall be qualified to receive that increase while the dependant is in
Australia".
If the foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Government of Australia, the
High Commission have the honour to propose that this Note and the Department
of Foreign Affairs and Trade's reply to that effect, shall constitute an
Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland and the Government of Australia which shall enter into force
on 29 June 1992.
The British High Commission avail themselves of this opportunity to renew to
the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade the assurance of their highest
consideration. 22 April 1992 British High Commission Canberra Note No. 312326
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade presents its compliments to the
British High Commission and has the honour to refer to the High Commission's
Note No. 30 of 22 April 1992, which reads as follows:

"The British High Commission present their compliments to the Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade and have the honour to refer to the Agreement on
Social Security between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland and the Government of Australia signed at London on 1
October 1990 (which in this letter is referred to as "the Agreement") and to
recent discussions between the Departments of Social Security of the United
Kingdom and Australia concerning the need to amend the Agreement, so as to
make provision for increases of United Kingdom benefits in respect of
dependants to be paid in certain circumstances, for any period during which
such dependant is in Australia. The British High Commission now have the
honour to propose the following amendments to the Agreement:

   (a)  Articles 6 and 15(2) of the Agreement shall be deleted;

   (b)  The following shall be inserted after Article 15 of the Agreement.

"ARTICLE 15A
UK INCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS Where a person who is qualified to receive any
benefit under the legislation of the United Kingdom, other than a retirement
pension or a widowed mother's allowance payable by virtue of this or the
former Agreement, would be qualified to receive also an increase of that
benefit for a dependant if the dependant were in that territory, he or she
shall be qualified to receive that increase while the dependant is in
Australia." If the foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Government of
Australia, the High Commission have the honour to propose that this Note and
the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's reply to that effect, shall
constitute an Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Australia which shall enter
into force on 29 June 1992." The Department has the honour to confirm that the
foregoing is acceptable to the Government of Australia and that the High
Commission's Note and this reply shall together constitute an Agreement
between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland which shall enter into force on 29 June
1992. CANBERRA 22 April 1992.".