Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999

The provisions of a scheduled international social security agreement have effect despite anything in the social security law.

Subsection (1) applies to a provision of an agreement only in so far as the provision is in force and affects the operation of the social security law.

If:

immediately before he or she reaches pension age, a person is receiving a social security payment (other than age pension) solely because of the operation of a scheduled international social security agreement; and

on reaching pension age, the person becomes qualified for age pension because of the operation of paragraph 43(1)(c) of the Social Security Act 1991;