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Test Calculator—point 1071-1—Seniors Health Card Ordinary Income Limit Table—column 3—item 1]
59.  Ordinary income limit for a seniors health card for a person who is partnered                               SHC partnered limit                    [Seniors Health Card Ordinary Income Test Calculator—point 1071-1—Seniors Health Card Ordinary Income Limit Table—column 3—item 2]
60.  Ordinary income limit for a seniors health card for a person who is a member of illness separated couple    SHC illness separated couple limit     [Seniors Health Card Ordinary Income Test Calculator—point 1071-1—Seniors Health Card Ordinary Income Limit Table—column 3—item 3]
61.  Ordinary income limit for a seniors health card for a person who is a member of respite care couple         SHC respite care couple limit          [Seniors Health Card Ordinary Income Test Calculator—point 1071-1—Seniors Health Card Ordinary Income Limit Table—column 3—item 4]
62.  Ordinary income limit for a seniors health card for a person who is partnered and whose partner is in gaol  SHC partnered (partner in gaol) limit  [Seniors Health Card Ordinary Income Test Calculator—point 1071-1—Seniors Health Card Ordinary Income Limit Table—column 3—item 5]

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Insertion of new section 1206C

14. After section 1206B of the Principal Act the following section is inserted in Division 4 of Part 3.16:

Adjustment of seniors health card ordinary income limit

"1206C.(1) This Act has effect as if, on 1 January, 20 March, 1 July and 20 September each year, the amount worked out in accordance with the following formula were substituted for the SHC unpartnered limit:

where:

'pensioner unpartnered maximum basic rate' is the current figure, as at that 1 January, 20 March, 1 July or 20 September, for the amount applicable, under item 1 in column 3 of Table B in point 1064-B1 of Pension Rate Calculator A, to a person to whom the Table applies;

'pensioner unpartnered pharmaceutical allowance' is the current figure, as at that 1 January, 20 March, 1 July or 20 September, for the amount applicable, under item 1 in column 3 of the Pharmaceutical Allowance Amount Table in point 1064-C8 of Pension Rate Calculator A, to a person to whom the Table applies;

'pensioner unpartnered income free area' is the current figure, as at that 1 January, 20 March, 1 July or 20 September, for the amount applicable, under item 1 in column 3 of Table E-1 in point 1064-E4 of Pension Rate Calculator A, to a person to whom the Table applies.

"(2) This Act has effect as if, on 1 January, 20 March, 1 July and 20 September each year, the amount worked out in accordance with the following formula were substituted for the SHC partnered limit:

where:

'pensioner partnered maximum basic rate' is the current figure, as at that 1 January, 20 March, 1 July or 20 September,