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Policy

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Part 4.2 - Overseas portability, Division 1, Preliminary
section 1211, Social Security (International Agreements) Act overrides Part, (Part 4.2 is overridden if an International Agreement applies to the payment)
section 1213, Persons to whom Division applies
section 1214, Some payments generally portable with no time limit
section 1215, Some payments generally portable with time limit
section 1216, Amounts added to rate
section 1218C, Extension of person's portability period
section 1220, No portability where claim based on short residence
section 1220B, disability support pension rate for a severely disabled person
Schedule 1A - Savings and transitional provisions, Clause 1, Correspondence of pensions, benefits and allowances

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

section 7(2), Australian residence
section 7(3), In deciding for the purposes of this Act whether or not a person is residing in Australia, regard must be had to
section 23(4B), For the purposes of this Act, a person is severely disabled if
section 1217, Meaning of maximum portability period, allowable absence and portability period