Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01176:clause:1_1061zd
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01176
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1061ZD
Character Range: 9355–11130

1061ZD  Extended qualification rule: former recipient of disability support pension

 (1) Subject to subsection (5), 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 (4), this section applies to a person if:
 (a) the person has been receiving a disability support pension; and
 (b) the person commences employment that requires him or her to work for at least 30 hours per week; and
 (c) because of the commencement of that employment, the person ceases to be qualified for the disability support pension.

 (3) Subject to subsection (4), this section applies to a person if:
 (a) the person has been receiving a disability support pension; and
 (b) the disability support pension ceases to be payable to the person because of an increase in the person's ordinary income from employment.

 (4) Subject to subsection (6), this section only applies to a person while the person is in Australia and is an Australian resident.

 (5) If, during the period of 52 weeks referred to in subsection (1), a person receives an instalment of a social security pension or a mature age allowance under Part 2.12B 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.

 (6) In spite of subsection (4), this section applies to a person in relation to a day if:
 (a) the person is in Australia on that day; and
 (b) the disability support pension that the person had been receiving was received solely because of the operation of the scheduled international agreement between Australia and New Zealand.