Residence or Presence in the Netherlands or a Third State
Where a person would be qualified under the legislation of Australia or by virtue of this Agreement for a benefit except that he or she is not an Australian resident and in Australia on the date on which he or she lodges a claim for that benefit but he or she:
- a)is an Australian resident or residing in the Netherlands or a third State with which Australia has concluded an agreement on social security that includes provision for co-operation in the assessment and determination of claims for benefits, and
- b)is in Australia or the Netherlands or that third State,
that person shall be deemed, for the purposes of lodging that claim, to be an Australian resident and in Australia on that date.
