Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2007C00215:clause:15_1061zeb
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2007C00215
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 15 cl 1061ZEB
Character Range: 290460–292176

1061ZEB  Extended qualification rule: persons with a partial capacity to work

 (1) A person is qualified for a pensioner concession card for the period of 52 weeks starting on the day on which this section begins to apply to the person.

 (2) Subject to subsection (3), this section applies to a person if:
 (a) either:
 (i) the person has been receiving a youth allowance while the person was not undertaking full‑time study and was not a new apprentice; or
 (ii) the person has been receiving a newstart allowance; and
 (b) because there is an increase in the person's ordinary income from employment (and after any working credit balance of the person is reduced to nil), the youth allowance or newstart allowance ceases to be payable to the person; and
 (c) at the time of the cessation the person:
 (i) was qualified for a pensioner concession card because of subsection 1061ZA(2A) or (2B); and
 (ii) had a partial capacity to work.

Note 1: For undertaking full‑time study see section 541B.

Note 2: For new apprentice see subsection 23(1).

Note 3: For partial capacity to work see section 16B.

 (3) This section only applies to a person while the person is in Australia and is an Australian resident.

 (4) If, during the period of 52 weeks referred to in subsection (1), a person receives an instalment of:
 (a) a youth allowance while subsection 1061ZA(2A) applies to the person; or
 (b) a newstart allowance while subsection 1061ZA(2B) applies to the person; or
 (c) a social security pension;
that relates to one or more days within that period, the person is not qualified under this section for a pensioner concession card on the day or days in relation to which the person receives the instalment.