(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person is not qualified for a health care card in respect of any day on which the person:
(a) is a dependant of any person; or
(b) is wholly or substantially dependent on:
(i) a resident of; or
(ii) a corporation carrying on business in; or
(iii) the government of;
a country other than Australia.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to:
(a) a person who is the partner of another person; or
(b) a person who is qualified for a health care card under subsection 1061ZK(2) or (3) or subsection 1061ZO(3), (4), (5) or (9).