Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:1071a:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1071A (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 2048836–2051469

1071A  Health care card income test
  The Health Care Card Income Test Calculator at the end of this section is to be used in working out whether a person satisfies the health care card income test for the purposes of Division 3 of Part 2A.1.

Health Care Card Income Test Calculator

Satisfying the health care card income test: persons claiming a card
 1071A‑1 This is how to work out whether a person claiming a health care card satisfies the health care card income test on the day on which the person claims the card, whether or not the person is the holder of a health care card at that time.

      Method statement
           Step 1. Work out the amount of the person's ascertained income for the period of 8 weeks ending on the day on which the person lodged the claim.
           Step 2. Work out the amount of the person's allowable income for the period.
           Step 3. If the person's ascertained income for the period is less than the person's allowable income for the period, the person satisfies the health care card income test.
           Step 4. If the person's ascertained income for the period equals or exceeds the person's allowable income for the period, the person does not satisfy the health care card income test.

Satisfying the health care card income test: cardholders
 1071A‑2 This is how to work out whether a person who holds a health care card satisfies the health care card income test at a particular time where there has been a change in circumstances.

      Method statement
           Step 1. Work out the amount of the person's ascertained income for the period of 8 weeks ending on the day on which the change of circumstances occurred.
           Step 2. Work out the amount of the person's allowable income for the period.
           Step 3. If the person's ascertained income for the period is less than 125% of the person's allowable income for that period, the person satisfies the health care card income test.
           Step 4. If the person's ascertained income for the period is 125% or more of the person's allowable income for that period, the person does not satisfy the health care card income test.

Working out allowable income
 1071A‑2A For the purposes of step 2 of the method statement in point 1071A‑1 or 1071A‑2:
 (a) disregard steps 1A, 2 and 3 of the method statement in point 1068‑A1; and
 (b) the amount at step 1B of the method statement in point 1068‑A1 is taken to be the amount applicable under item 5 of the table in point 1068‑C3.

Cessation of dependency
 1071A‑3 For the purposes of point 1071A‑2, if a person (the first person) ceases to be a dependant