Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HEARING SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 5

  (1)   For the purposes of this Act, a person is an eligible person if the person:

  (a)   has reached the age of 21 years; and

  (b)   is an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident; and

  (c)   is covered by one of the categories specified in subsection   (2).

  (2)   The following categories are specified for the purposes of paragraph   (1)(c):

  (a)   a person who holds a card issued by the Commonwealth and known as a Pensioner Concession Card;

  (b)   a person who:

  (i)   holds a card issued by the Commonwealth and known as a Health Care Card; and

  (ii)   holds that card because the person is in receipt of sickness allowance under the Social Security Act 1991 ;

  (c)   a person who holds a card issued by the Commonwealth and known as a Repatriation Health Card, where the card is expressed to be issued for all conditions;

  (d)   a person who, for purposes connected with obtaining treatment for an injury, disease or condition that involves hearing loss, holds a card issued by the Commonwealth and known as a Repatriation Health Card, where the card is expressed to be issued for specific conditions;

  (f)   a member of the Australian Defence Force;

  (g)   a person referred to the Minister in connection with the provision of an employment service under Part   II of, or the provision of a service under a rehabilitation program under Part   III of, the former Disability Services Act 1986 .

  (3)   The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine that a specified person is an eligible person for the purposes of this Act. The determination has effect accordingly.

Note:   For specification by class, see subsection   13(3) of the Legislation Act 2003 .