Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:1061zuc:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1061ZUC (pt 1/12)
Character Range: 1447210–1450078

1061ZUC  Extension cards
 (1) This section applies if:
 (a) a person qualifies for a concession card under the following section (the qualification section):
 (i) section 1061ZC, 1061ZCA, 1061ZCB, 1061ZD, 1061ZDA, 1061ZDB, 1061ZEB or 1061ZM;
 (ii) section 1061ZEA as a result of the operation of subsection 1061ZEA(2A); and
 (b) as a result of subsection 1061ZUB(1), the person's qualification for the card is not affected by a period of absence; and
 (c) at the end of the period of 6 weeks mentioned in subsection 1061ZUB(2), the card is cancelled; and
 (d) after that time, the person returns to Australia; and
 (e) the person qualifies again for the card under the qualification section (and in the case of section 1061ZEA, the person qualifies as a result of the operation of subsection 1061ZEA(2A)); and
 (f) the period for which the person was qualified under the qualification section has not yet ended.
 (2) To avoid doubt, the person continues to qualify for the concession card until the end of the period for which the person was qualified under the qualification section (unless the person ceases to be qualified for the card at an earlier time).

Social Security Act 1991

No. 46, 1991

Compilation No. 224

Compilation date: 15 February 2025

                Includes amendments: Act No. 6, 2025

This compilation is in 6 volumes

Volume 1: sections 1–514F
Volume 2: sections 540–1061ZUC
Volume 3: sections 1061ZVAA–1157
Volume 4: sections 1157A–1263
 Schedule 1A
Volume 5: Endnotes 1–4
Volume 6: Endnotes 5 and 6

Each volume has its own contents

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Social Security Act 1991 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 15 February 2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

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