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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 13th December 2000

Coming into force 1st March 2001

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of December 2000

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas at London on 1st October 1990 an Agreement on Social Security between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Australia (which Agreement is hereinafter referred to as “the Agreement”)^f1 was signed on behalf of those Governments and effect was given to the Agreement by the Social Security (Australia) Order 1992^f2 (hereinafter referred to as “the Australia Order”):

And Whereas the provisions in the Agreement were amended by an Exchange of Notes^f3 and effect was given to those amendments by the Australia Order:

And Whereas by Article 26(1) of the Agreement it is provided that the Agreement shall remain in force until the expiration of twelve months from the date on which either Party receives from the other written notice through the Diplomatic Channel of the intention of the other Party to terminate the Agreement:

And Whereas on 1st March 2000 the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland received from the Government of Australia written notice of the latter Party’s intention to terminate the Agreement (which notice and confirmation of receipt whereof are set out in the Schedule to this Order):

And Whereas by Article 26(2) of the Agreement it is provided that in the event that the Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 26(1) the Agreement shall continue to have effect in relation to all persons who by virtue of the Agreement are in receipt of benefits at the date of termination or who prior to that date had lodged claims for and would be entitled to receive benefits:

And Whereas by section 179(1)(a), (2) and (5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992^f4 it is provided that Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for modifying or adapting that Act, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, the Jobseekers Act 1995, and regulations made under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 or the Social Security Administration Act 1992^f5 (which Acts and regulations are hereinafter referred to as “the legislation”), in their application to cases affected by agreements with the governments of countries outside the United Kingdom providing for reciprocity in matters specified in the said section:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of the said section 179(1)(a), (2) and (5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

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Footnotes

f1: See Cm 1589.
f2: S.I. 1992/1312 as modified by S.I. 1995/767 and S.I. 1996/1928. S.I. 1992/1312 modified the Social Security Act 1975 (c. 14) and Part I of the Child Benefit Act 1975 (c. 61), whose provisions were consolidated in the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) and the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5). S.I. 1992/1312 was modified by S.I. 1996/1928 to take account of changes made by the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18).
f3: See Cm 1955.
f4: Section 179 was amended by the Jobseekers Act 1995, section 41(4), Schedule 2, paragraph 70.
f5: See section 179(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, as amended by the Jobseekers Act 1995, section 41(4), Schedule 2, paragraph 70.