Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person is qualified for a health care card on a day if this section applies to the person on that day.
(2) This section applies to a person on a day if, on that day:
(a) in the case of a child--the person is:
(i) an Australian resident or a special category visa holder residing in Australia; or
(ii) living in Australia with an Australian resident or with a special category visa holder residing in Australia; and
(b) in the case of a person other than a child--the person is:
(i) an Australian resident or a special category visa holder residing in Australia; and
(ii) in Australia; and
(c) the person is neither an FTB child, nor a regular care child, aged over 16 years; and
(d) the person satisfies the health care card income test.
Note: If the person is temporarily absent from Australia, the person continues to be qualified for a health care card for a maximum period of up to 6 weeks (see Division 4).
(3) This section applies to a person on a day if, on that day, the person:
(a) is an Australian resident or a special category visa holder residing in Australia; and
(b) is in Australia; and
(c) is an FTB child, or a regular care child, who is 16 or more, but not yet 19, years of age; and
(d) is not undertaking secondary studies; and
(e) satisfies the health care card income test.
Note: If the person is temporarily absent from Australia, the person continues to be qualified for a health care card for a maximum period of up to 6 weeks (see Division 4).
(4) This section applies to a person on a day if, on that day, the person:
(a) is an Australian resident or a special category visa holder residing in Australia; and
(b) is in Australia; and
(c) is an FTB child, or a regular care child, who is 19 or more years of age; and
(d) satisfies the health care card income test.
Note: If the person is temporarily absent from Australia, the person continues to be qualified for a health care card for a maximum period of up to 6 weeks (see Division 4).
(5) This section applies to a child on a day if:
(a) on that day, the child is in foster care; and
(b) the child is living in Australia with an Australian resident or with a special category visa holder residing in Australia.
(7) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, declare that a person who:
(a) is included in a specified class of persons; and
(b) is, or has been, in Australia in specified circumstances;
is a person to whom this section applies.
(8) The circumstances that may be specified in a declaration under subsection (7) include circumstances that existed or exist at any time before or after the making of the declaration.
(9) This section applies to a person on a day if:
(a) on that day, the person:
(i) is aged at least 16 and has not turned 26; and
(ii) is a full - time student; and
(iii) is an Australian resident; and
(iv) is living in Australia; and
(b) on the day before the person turned 16:
(i) another person was qualified under Part 2.19 for carer allowance for the person; or
(ii) subsection 1061ZK(3) applied to the person; and
(c) on the day before the person turned 16, the person was qualified for, and held, a health care card.
Note: For Australian resident see subsection 7(2).