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Policy

Social Security Guide 7.1 Portability of payments outside Australia

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 7.2.3 Portability determinations and date of effect

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

Social Security Guide 7.1.8 Portability definitions

Social Security Guide 7.1.6 Former resident portability rules

Social Security Guide 7.2.2 Rate of portable pension

Social Security Guide 7.2.1 Pre-departure Arrangements for Portable Pensions

Legislation

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Social Security Act 1991

  • Part 4.2, Overseas Portability, Division 1 - Preliminary
  • section 1213, Persons to whom Division applies
  • section 1220, No portability where claim based on short residence
  • section 94, Qualification for Disability Support Pension
  • Schedule 1A, clause 1, Correspondence of pensions, benefits and allowances

Definitions

Social Security Act 1991

  • section 7(2), Australian residence definitions
  • section 7(3), In deciding for the purposes of this Act whether or not a person is residing in Australia
  • section 1217, Meaning of maximum portability period, allowable absence and portability period
  • section 23(4B), Severely Disabled definition