Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00014:section:251u:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00014
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 251U (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 1770204–1772862

251U  Prescribed persons
 (1) Subject to this section, a person shall be taken to have been a prescribed person, for the purposes of this Part and of any Act imposing Medicare levy, during a particular period if:
 (a) the person was entitled to free medical treatment during the whole of that period in respect of every incapacity, disease or disabling condition because the person was a member of the Defence Force or was a relative of, or was otherwise associated with, a member of the Defence Force; or
 (b) the person was entitled under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006 or the Treatment Benefits (Special Access) Act 2019 to free medical treatment during the whole of that period in respect of every incapacity, disease or disabling condition; or
 (ca) the person was, during the whole of that period, a recipient of:
 (i) an age pension under Part 2.2 of the Social Security Act 1991; or
 (ii) a disability support pension under Part 2.3 of the Social Security Act 1991;
  where the rate of the pension was calculated under section 1065 of the Social Security Act 1991; or
 (caa) the person was, during the whole of that period, a recipient of a disability support pension under Part 2.3 of the Social Security Act 1991 where the rate of the pension was calculated under section 1066B of the Social Security Act 1991; or
 (cb) the person was, during the whole of that period, a recipient of:
 (i) an age service pension under Division 3 of Part III of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986; or
 (ii) an invalidity service pension under Division 4 of Part III of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986; or
 (iii) a partner service pension under Division 5 of Part III of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986;
  where the rate of the pension was calculated under Method statement 2 in subpoint SCH6‑A1(3), or Method statement 4 in subpoint SCH6‑A1(5), in Schedule 6 to the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986; or
 (cc) during the whole of that period:
 (i) the person was receiving income support supplement under Part IIIA of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986; and
 (ii) the rate of the person's income support supplement was worked out under Method statement 6 in subpoint SCH6‑A1(7) in Schedule 6 to the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986; or
 (d) during the whole of that period the person was a non‑resident; or
 (e) during the whole of that period the person was:
 (i) the head of a diplomatic mission, or the head of a consular post, established in Australia; or
 (ii) a member of the