Social Security Act 1991

If:

a person is an Australian resident; and

the person ceases to be an Australian resident; and

the person again becomes an Australian resident; and

within the period of 2 years after the person again becomes an Australian resident, the person is granted, or is transferred to:

an age pension; or

a disability support pension; and

after the pension is granted, or the person is transferred to the pension, but before the end of that period of 2 years, the person leaves Australia; and

financial assistance is not payable in respect of the person’s absence from Australia under the Medical Treatment Overseas Program administered by the Minister who administers the National Health Act 1953;

If:

a person resides in an area that is, at the time of residence, an external Territory; and

the person has never before resided in Australia; and

the person then arrives in Australia; and

within the period of 2 years after the person arrives in Australia, the person is granted, or is transferred to:

an age pension; or

a disability support pension; and

after the pension is granted, or the person is transferred to the pension, but before the end of that period of 2 years, the person leaves Australia; and

financial assistance is not payable in respect of the person’s absence from Australia under the Medical Treatment Overseas Program administered by the Minister who administers the National Health Act 1953;

For the purposes of the application of this section in relation to a particular social security payment, a person who has a qualifying residence exemption for that payment is taken:

to be an Australian resident; or

to reside in an area that is, at the time of residence, an external Territory;