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Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999
21Australian working life residence: recipient of pension PP (single)
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#### 21 Australian working life residence: recipient of pension PP (single)
If:
(a) a person is receiving a pension PP (single); and
(b) the person became qualified for the pension because the person’s former partner died; and
(c) the partner’s period of Australian working life residence (immediately before the partner’s death) is longer than the period that would now be the person’s period of Australian working life residence under section 17;
the person’s period of Australian working life residence is to be equal to the partner’s period of Australian working life residence (immediately before the partner’s death).