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Policy

Social Security Guide 1.2.5.40 Mobility Allowance (MOB) - Description

Social Security Guide 3.1.3 Notification & Recipient Obligations

Social Security Guide 3.6.6.80 Notification & Recipient Obligations for MOB

Social Security Guide 3.6.6 MOB - Qualification & Payability

Social Security Guide 3.6.6.90 Continuation of MOB during Leave from Employment & Training

Social Security Guide 3.6.6.100 Termination of MOB

Social Security Guide 7.1 Portability of payments outside Australia

Social Security Guide 7.1.1 Portability table (summary of payment rules)

Social Security Guide 7.1.2 Unlimited portability

Social Security Guide 7.1.3 Limited portability

Social Security Guide 7.1.4 Portability Extensions

Social Security Guide 7.1.8 Portability definitions

Social Security Guide 7.2.1 Pre-departure Arrangements for Portable Pensions

Social Security Guide 7.2.3 Portability determinations and date of effect

Legislation

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Overseas Portability

Social Security Act 1991

  • section 1213, Persons to whom Division applies
  • section 1215, Some payments generally portable with time limit
  • section 1217, Meaning of maximum portability period, allowable absence and portability period

Australian Resident

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 whether or not a person is residing in Australia'

Mobility Allowance

Social Security Act 1991 section 1035(1), Qualification for mobility allowance