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Policy

Social Security Guide, 7.1.1, Portability legislation

Social Security Guide, 7.1.2.10, General rules of portability

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

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, 7.2.2.40, Australian working life residence

Definitions

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.A.340, Australian working life residence (AWLR)

For portability and Comparable Foreign Pension (CFP)

Social Security Guide, 7, Portability & comparable foreign payment (CFP)

Social Security Guide, 10.1.10, Paying Agreement Pensions Overseas

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

Social Security Guide, 3.4.1, Age - qualification & payability

Legislation

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Definitions

Social Security Act 1991

• section 7(2), Australian residence definitions
• subsection 2, 'An Australian Resident is a person who'
• subsection 3, 'In deciding the purposes of this Act whether or not a person is residing in Australia'
• section 1212, Meaning of terms used in this Part
• section 1217, Meaning of maximum portability period, allowable absence and portability period
• section 1214, Some payments generally portable with no time limit
• section 1218C, Extension of person's portability period

Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999

• section 21, Australian working life residence: recipient of pension PP (single) or JSP

Portability of payments

Social Security Act 1991

• section 1216, Amounts added to rate
• section 1213, Persons to whom Division applies
• section 1211, Social Security (International Agreements) Act overrides Part
• section 43(1), Qualification for and Payability of Age pension
• section 1220A, Proportionality - age pension rate
• section 11, A residence of a person is taken to continue to be the person's principal home
• subsection 9, 'A residence of a person is to be taken to continue to be the person's principal home during'
• Schedule 1A, 128 (1), Saving provision - portability rules relating to rates of pension