(1) The following classes are prescribed:
(a) holders of a Commonwealth seniors health card;
(b) holders of a Commonwealth low income health care card;
(c) recipients of a Commonwealth disability support pension;
(d) people accessing an energy retailer's hardship program (however described);
Note Energy is defined in the Act
, dictionary, to include electricity and gas.
(e) people referred to a NERL retailer by a referring organisation for access to eligible activities carried out by the retailer;
Note Eligible activity —see the Act
, dictionary.
"NERL retailer"—see the Act
, dictionary.
(f) people living in a priority dwelling.
(2) In this section:
"priority dwelling" means the following:
(a) a public housing property managed by Housing ACT;
(b) a property provided by a registered community housing provider;
(c) a property used for providing accommodation or tenancy support by a registered provider of supports under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013
(Cwlth);
(d) a property used for providing residential care under the Aged Care Act 1997
(Cwlth) if both of the following apply:
(i) the residential care is provided by an approved provider under that Act;
(ii) the approved provider is a registered entity under the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012
(Cwlth).
"referring organisation" includes the following:
(a) ACAT;
(b) Care Inc.;
(c) St Vincent de Paul Society;
(d) The Salvation Army.
Note ACAT —see the Legislation Act
, dictionary, pt 1.
"registered community housing provider"—see the Community Housing Providers National Law (ACT)
, section 4 (1).
"registered provider of supports"—see the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013
(Cwlth), section 9.