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Seniors health card, gold card etc

Current

Seniors health card

(1)

This Division applies to a person on a day if:

(a)

the person makes a claim for a seniors health card under Division 2 of Part VIIC on or before that day; and

(b)

the person does not withdraw that claim on or before that day; and

(c)

the person is eligible for the card on that day.

(2)

This Division applies to a person on a day if:

(a)

the person is the holder of a seniors health card on that day because of subsection 118XA(3); and

(b)

the person is eligible for the card on that day.

Gold card

(3)

This Division applies to a person on a day if:

(a)

the person is, on that day, the holder of a card, known as the Repatriation Health Card—For All Conditions, that evidences the person’s eligibility under this Act or the MRCA to be provided with treatment for all injuries or diseases; and

(b)

the person is eligible for the card on that day.

(4)

This Division applies to a person on a day if:

(a)

the person makes a claim, on or before that day, under:

(i)

section 8 of the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006; or

(ii)

section 9 of the Treatment Benefits (Special Access) Act 2019;

for a determination that he or she is an eligible person; and

(b)

the person does not withdraw that claim on or before that day; and

(c)

the person is an eligible person (within the meaning of that Act) on that day.

Fringe benefits

(5)

This Division applies to a person on a day if the person is eligible for fringe benefits under subsection 53A(1A) of this Act on that day.

This Act’s bill:Second reading speech

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