Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00689:section:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00689
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5
Character Range: 6695–8359

5  Eligible persons
 (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.