Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

A seniors health card is not to include the name of any person as a dependant of the holder of the card.

A health care card issued to a person by virtue of subsection 1061ZK(7) or 1061ZO(9) of the 1991 Act is not to include the name of any person as a dependant of the holder of the card.

A health care card is not to include the name of a person (other than the partner of the holder of the card) as a dependant of the holder of the card if the person is the holder of a pensioner concession card or a health care card.

A pensioner concession card or a health care card is not to include the name of the partner of the holder of the card as a dependant of the holder of the card unless:

the partner is in Australia and is:

an Australian resident; or

is a special category visa holder residing in Australia; or

the holder of a visa included in a class of visas determined by the Minister for the purposes of this paragraph; or

a person declared by the Minister to be a person to whom this subparagraph applies; or

the partner is a New Zealand citizen and the holder of the card:

is in Australia; and

is receiving a social security pension or benefit solely because of the operation of the scheduled international agreement between Australia and New Zealand.

The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine a class of visas for the purposes of paragraph (4)(a).

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 (5) include circumstances that existed or exist at any time before or after the making of the declaration.

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