Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01176:clause:1_1061zm
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01176
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1061ZM
Character Range: 19732–21727

1061ZM  Qualification for health care card: employment‑affected person

 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if:
 (a) either:
 (i) a person who is an employment‑affected person or the partner of such a person commences employment; or
 (ii) there is an increase in the ordinary income from employment of a person who is an employment‑affected person or the partner of such a person; and
 (b) the person has been a qualified recipient for a continuous period of 52 weeks immediately before the commencement of the employment or the increase, as the case may be; and
 (c) because of the commencement of employment or the increase in ordinary income, as the case may be, the person ceases to be an employment‑affected person;
the person is qualified for a health care card for the period of 26 weeks starting on the day on which the person ceases to be an employment‑affected person.

 (2) If, during the period of 26 weeks referred to in subsection (1), a person receives a payment of a social security pension or benefit specified in the definition of employment‑affected person in subsection (3) that relates to one or more days within that period, the person ceases to be qualified under this section for a health care card on the day on which the person receives the payment.

 (3) In this section:

employment‑affected person means:
 (a) a person who is receiving any of the following:
 (i) pension PP (single);
 (ii) newstart allowance;
 (iii) sickness allowance;
 (iv) special benefit;
 (v) widow allowance;
 (vi) partner allowance; or
 (b) a person who is receiving a youth allowance but who is not undertaking full‑time study.

qualified recipient means:
 (a) a person who is receiving:
 (i) a social security pension, other than a pension under Part 2.16; or
 (ii) a social security benefit, other than a youth allowance or austudy payment; or
 (b) a person who is receiving a youth allowance but is not undertaking full‑time study.

 (4) This section has effect subject to section 1061ZN.