Social Security Act 1991

This Division applies to a person if:

the person leaves Australia temporarily (see subsection (2)); and

the person is continuously absent from Australia during a period (the period of absence) beginning on the day the person leaves Australia; and

any of the following applies:

immediately before the period of absence commences, the person was the holder of a concession card;

during the period of absence, the person’s claim for a seniors health card or a health care card is granted under the Administration Act;

during the period of absence, the person is issued an automatic issue card.

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), in determining if an absence is temporary, regard must be had to:

the purpose of the absence; and

the intended duration of the absence.