Key legal question
Whether the Federal Administrative Court could require application of the Swiss-Australian social security convention in a refund-of-contributions case.
Extracted holding
The convention did not apply to this refund claim; the remand based on it was incorrect.
Extracted reasoning
The relevant legal situation had to be assessed under the law in force when the refund request was filed. Transitional rules of the convention did not cover a refund request as an insured event.