The Social Security (Australia) Order (Northern Ireland) 1992

Articles 2 and 3

SCHEDULE 3 SECOND EXCHANGE OF NOTES BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA

No. 30

[No. 1]

The British High Commission present their compliments to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and have the honour to refer to the Agreement on Social Security between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Australia signed at London on 1 October 1990 (which in this letter is referred to as “the Agreement” ) and to recent discussions between the Departments of Social Security of the United Kingdom and Australia concerning the need to amend the Agreement, so as to make provision for increases of United Kingdom benefits in respect of dependants to be paid in certain circumstances, for any period during which such dependant is in Australia.

The British High Commission now have the honour to propose the following amendments to the Agreement:

(a) Articles 6 and 15(2) of the Agreement shall be deleted;

(b) The following shall be inserted after Article 15 of the Agreement.

“ARTICLE 15A UK Increases for Dependants

Where a person who is qualified to receive any benefit under the legislation of the United Kingdom, other than a retirement pension or a widowed mother’s allowance payable by virtue of this or the former Agreement, would be qualified to receive also an increase of that benefit for a dependant if the dependant were in that territory, he or she shall be qualified to receive that increase while the dependant is in Australia.”

If the foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Government of Australia, the High Commission have the honour to propose that this Note and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s reply to that effect, shall constitute an Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Australia which shall enter into force on 29 June 1992.

The British High Commission avail themselves of this opportunity to renew to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade the assurance of their highest consideration.

22 April 1992

British High Commission

CANBERRA

[No. 2]

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade presents its compliments to the British High Commission and has the honour to refer to the High Commission’s Note No. 30 of 22 April 1992, which reads as follows:

(the Note here sets out the text for No. 1)

The Department has the honour to confirm that the foregoing is acceptable to the Government of Australia and that the High Commission’s Note and this reply shall together constitute an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland which shall enter into force on 29 June 1992.

CANBERRA

22 April 1992