Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

A Commonwealth veteran, an allied veteran or an allied mariner is eligible for a pharmaceutical benefits card under this Part if the veteran or mariner:

is 70 years of age or older; and

has rendered qualifying service during a period covered by paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of period of hostilities in subsection 5B(1); and

has been an Australian resident for a continuous period of at least 10 years.

For qualifying service see section 7A and Division II of Part III.

For Australian resident see section 5G.

If:

a Commonwealth veteran, allied veteran or allied mariner has been an Australian resident during more than one period; and

the longer or longest of those periods is less than 10 years but is not less than 5 years; and

the aggregate of those periods is more than 10 years;