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Australian pensions paid outside Australia, the proportional rate 061-02010020

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Policy

Portability

Social Security Guide, 7.1.1, Portability legislation

Social Security Guide, 7.1.2.20, Application of portability rules (portability table)

Social Security Guide, 7.1.2.10, General rules of portability

Social Security Guide, 7.2.1, Pre-departure Arrangements for Portable Pensions

Social Security Guide, 7.2.2, Rate of Portable Pension

Social Security Guide, 7.1.3, Portability under Agreements with New Zealand

Social Security Guide, 7.1.4, Requirements for Former Residents of Australia Receiving a Portable Pension

Social Security Guide, 7.2.1.30, Medical Examination for DSP

Assessing the principal home

Social Security Guide, 4.6.3.10, General Provisions for Assessing the Principal Home

Social Security Guide, 4.6.3.60, Exempting the Principal Home - Temporary Vacation of Property

Definition of various terms

Social Security Guide, 1.1.A.120, Agreement - country, pension, international social security agreement

Social Security Guide, 1.1.A.320, Australia

Social Security Guide, 1.1.P.310, Portability, proportional portability

Social Security Guide, 1.1.S.40, Saved cases, savings provisions

Social Security Guide, 1.1.S.110, Severely disabled (DSP)

Legislation

Links to the Federal Register of Legislation site go to a 'Series' page. Selecting the 'latest' version.

Social Security Act 1991

Part 4.2, division 1, Preliminary
Part 4.2 (Overseas Portability) applies to a person who is paid under the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
section 1211, Social Security (International Agreements) Act overrides Part
section 1213 (Social Security Act 1991), Persons to whom Division applies
section 1214, Some payments generally portable with no time limit
section 1215, Disability Support Pension (DSP) (other than for severely disabled customers) will cease if the overseas absence exceeds the portability period
section 1218C, Extension of person's portability period
section 1216, Amounts added to rate
section 1220, No portability where claim based on short residence
section 1220B, Disability Support Pension rate for a severely disabled person
schedule 1a, clause 1, Correspondence of pensions, benefits and allowances

Qualification for Disability Support Pension (DSP)

Social Security Act 1991

section 94, Qualification for Disability Support Pension
schedule 1B, Tables for the assessment of work related impairment for disability support pension

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, section 64, Effect of failing to comply with requirement to attend Department

Definition/meaning of various terms

Social Security Act 1991

section 7, Australian residence definitions

subsection (2), An Australian resident is a person who
subsection (3), In deciding for the purposes of this Act

section 1217, Meaning of maximum portability period, allowable absence and portability period
section 23(4B), Severely Disabled definition