Start day—general rule
3 Start day—general rule
If:
a person makes a claim for a social security payment; and
the person is qualified for the payment on the day on which the claim is made;
the person’s start day in relation to the payment is the day on which the claim is made.
Clause 4A applies instead of this subclause to claims for jobseeker payment and youth allowance in certain circumstances.
A person’s start day in relation to a concession card for which the person is qualified under:
Division 1 of Part 2A.1 of the 1991 Act; or
Subdivision A of Division 3 of that Part;
is the first day on which the person is qualified for the card.
If:
a person makes a claim for a seniors health card or a health care card under Subdivision B of Division 3 of Part 2A.1 of the 1991 Act; and
the person is qualified for the card on the day on which the claim is made;
the person’s start day in relation to the card is the day on which the claim is made.
If:
section 1061ZJA of the 1991 Act applies in relation to a person; and
as mentioned in subsection 1061ZJA(3) of the 1991 Act, the person is qualified for a seniors health card on 1 January 2017;
the person’s start day in relation to the card is 1 January 2017.
If:
section 1061ZJA of the 1991 Act applies in relation to a person; and
as mentioned in subsection 1061ZJA(4) of the 1991 Act, the person is qualified for a seniors health card on the day the person returns to Australia;
the person’s start day in relation to the card is the day the person returns to Australia.
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