Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:1061zk:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1061ZK (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 1425145–1427593

1061ZK  Qualification: general rules
 (1) A person is qualified for a health care card on a day if this section applies to the person on that day.
 (2) This section applies to a child on a day if a person is qualified under Part 2.19 for carer allowance for the child on that day.
 (3) This section applies to a disabled child on a day if all of the following paragraphs are satisfied on that day:
 (a) the child is or would, but for subsection 5(3), be a dependent child of another person (the carer);
 (b) because of his or her disability, the child needs, on a daily basis, a level of care and attention that is substantially more than that needed by a person of the same age who does not have a physical, intellectual or psychiatric disability;
 (c) the child receives care and attention on a daily basis from:
 (i) if the carer is a member of a couple—the carer, the carer's partner or the carer together with another person (whether or not the carer's partner); or
 (ii) if the carer is not a member of a couple—the carer or the carer together with another person;
 (d) that care and attention is received in a private home that is the residence of the child and the carer;
 (e) the carer satisfies the carer allowance income test under section 957A.
Note: For disabled child, see subsection (8).
 (3A) This section applies to a person on a day if a person is qualified under section 197G or 197H or subsection 198AA(4) or (5) (whether or not because of section 197F) for a carer payment on that day.
 (4) This section applies to a person on a day if, on that day:
 (a) the person is entitled, under the Family Assistance Administration Act, to be paid family tax benefit by instalment; and
 (b) the person's daily rate of family tax benefit consists of, or includes, a Part A rate calculated under Part 2 or 3A of Schedule 1 to the Family Assistance Act that is greater than nil (disregarding reductions (if any) under clause 5 of that Schedule); and
 (c) the person's income excess for the purposes of Division 2C of Part 5 of Schedule 1 to the Family Assistance Act is nil.
 (4A) This section applies to a person on a day if, on that day:
 (a) the person has a regular care child; and
 (b) the person is not entitled, under the Family Assistance Administration Act, to be paid family tax benefit by instalment; and
 (c) the person's income excess for the purposes of Division 2C of Part 5 of Schedule 1 to the Family Assistance Act is nil.