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10.12.8.20 Outside Australia Rate - Agreement with Cyprus

Outside Australia rate

Article 9 of the Agreement with Cyprus allows for the rate of Australian benefit paid to a person living outside Australia to be calculated using the overall calculation process in SS(IntAgree)Act section 13. This means the person is paid a rate proportional to the amount of time they have resided in Australia during their working life. See 10.1.9.20.

Act reference: SS(IntAgree)Act Schedule 11 Cyprus, section 13 Overall calculation process

Policy reference: SS Guide 10.1.9.20 Outside Australia Rate for Agreement Payments

Last reviewed: 16 May 2016

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