Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866:section:118v:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 118V (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 1528397–1530941

118V  Eligibility for seniors health card
 (1) Subject to subsection (4) and sections 118XA and 118XB, a person is eligible for a seniors health card if the person:
 (a) is a veteran; and
 (b) has rendered qualifying service; and
 (c) has reached pension age; and
 (d) is an Australian resident; and
 (f) is not receiving a service pension; and
 (fa) is not receiving a veteran payment; and
 (g) is not receiving a social security pension or benefit; and
 (h) satisfies the seniors health card income test.
Note 1: For qualifying service see section 7A.
Note 2: For Australian resident see section 5G.
Note 3: For seniors health card income test see section 118ZZA.
Note 4: For pension age see section 5QA.
 (1A) Subject to subsection (4) and sections 118XA and 118XB, a person is eligible for a seniors health card if the person:
 (a) is a war widow or a war widower; and
 (b) has reached qualifying age; and
 (c) is an Australian resident; and
 (e) is not receiving income support supplement; and
 (f) satisfies the seniors health card income test; and
 (g) is not eligible for a seniors health card under subsection (1).
Note 1: For Australian resident see section 5G.
Note 2: For seniors health card income test see section 118ZZA.
Note 3: For war widow and war widower see subsection 5E(1).
Note 4: For qualifying age see section 5Q.

Partner of person eligible for card under subsection (1)
 (2) Subject to subsection (4) and sections 118XA and 118XB, a person is eligible for a seniors health card if:
 (a) the person is a member of a couple; and
 (b) the person's partner is eligible for a seniors health card under subsection (1); and
 (c) the person has reached:
 (i) if the person is not a veteran—pension age; or
 (ii) if the person is a veteran—the age that would be the pension age for that person if he or she were not a veteran; and
 (d) the person is an Australian resident; and
 (f) the person is not receiving a service pension; and
 (fa) the person is not receiving a veteran payment; and
 (g) the person is not receiving a social security pension or benefit; and
 (h) the person satisfies the seniors health card income test; and
 (i) the person is not eligible for a seniors health card under subsection (1) or (1A).
Note 1: For member of couple and partner see section 5E.
Note 3: For Australian resident see section 5G.
Note 4: For seniors health card income test see section 118ZZA.
Note 5: For pension age see section 5QB.
 (3) Subject to subsection (4) and sections 118XA and 118XB, a person is eligible for a seniors