Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01176:clause:1_1071a:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01176
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1071A (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 27592–30211

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.

Cessation of dependency

 1071A‑3 For the purposes of point 1071A‑2, if a person (the first person) ceases to be a dependant of another person who is the holder of a health care card:
 (a) the fact that the first person has so ceased is to be disregarded for a period of 4 weeks commencing on the day on which the first person so ceased; and
 (b) if, at the end of the period, the first person has not become again a dependant of that other