Social Security Act 1991

A person is qualified for a health care card on a day if this section applies to the person on that day.

This section applies to a person on a day if, on that day:

in the case of a child—the person is:

an Australian resident or a special category visa holder residing in Australia; or

living in Australia with an Australian resident or with a special category visa holder residing in Australia; and

in the case of a person other than a child—the person is:

an Australian resident or a special category visa holder residing in Australia; and

in Australia; and

the person is neither an FTB child, nor a regular care child, aged over 16 years; and

the person satisfies the health care card income test.

If the person is temporarily absent from Australia, the person continues to be qualified for a health care card for a maximum period of up to 6 weeks (see Division 4).

This section applies to a person on a day if, on that day, the person:

is an Australian resident or a special category visa holder residing in Australia; and

is in Australia; and

is an FTB child, or a regular care child, who is 16 or more, but not yet 19, years of age; and

is not undertaking secondary studies; and

satisfies the health care card income test.

If the person is temporarily absent from Australia, the person continues to be qualified for a health care card for a maximum period of up to 6 weeks (see Division 4).

This section applies to a person on a day if, on that day, the person:

is an Australian resident or a special category visa holder residing in Australia; and

is in Australia; and

is an FTB child, or a regular care child, who is 19 or more years of age; and

satisfies the health care card income test.

If the person is temporarily absent from Australia, the person continues to be qualified for a health care card for a maximum period of up to 6 weeks (see Division 4).

This section applies to a child on a day if:

on that day, the child is in foster care; and

the child is living in Australia with an Australian resident or with a special category visa holder residing in Australia.

The Minister may, by legislative instrument, declare that a person who:

is included in a specified class of persons; and

is, or has been, in Australia in specified circumstances;

The circumstances that may be specified in a declaration under subsection (7) include circumstances that existed or exist at any time before or after the making of the declaration.

This section applies to a person on a day if:

on that day, the person:

is aged at least 16 and has not turned 26; and

is a full‑time student; and

is an Australian resident; and

is living in Australia; and

on the day before the person turned 16:

another person was qualified under Part 2.19 for carer allowance for the person; or

subsection 1061ZK(3) applied to the person; and

on the day before the person turned 16, the person was qualified for, and held, a health care card.

For Australian resident see subsection 7(2).