Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SERVICES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES) ACT 2016 - SCHEDULE 7

Social Security Act 1991

1   After point 1071A - 2

Insert:

Working out allowable income

  1071A - 2A   For the purposes of step 2 of the method statement in point 1071A - 1 or 1071A - 2:

  (a)   disregard steps 1A, 2 and 3 of the method statement in point 1068 - A1; and

  (b)   the amount at step 1B of the method statement in point 1068 - A1 is taken to be the amount applicable under item   5 of the table in point 1068 - C3.

2   Application provision

The amendment made by this Schedule applies in relation to working out if a person is qualified for a health care card on a day on or after the commencement of this Schedule (whether or not the person held such a card immediately before that commencement).