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Schedule.

PART 3—SENIORS HEALTH CARD

Insertion of new section 6A

  9. After section 6 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Seniors health card definitions

  "6A.(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

'holder of a seniors health card' has the meaning given by subsection (2).

"(2) A person is the 'holder of a seniors health card' while there is in force a determination under section 1061ZI or 1061ZT that the person is entitled to a seniors health card.".

General definitions

  10. Section 23 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by adding at the end of the definition of "recipient notification notice" in subsection (1) the following word and paragraph:

    "; or (r) section 1061ZK (seniors health card)";

     (b) by adding at the end of the definition of "recipient statement notice" in subsection (1) the following word and paragraph:

     "; or (r) section 1061ZL (seniors health card)".

Insertion of new Chapter 2A

  11. After Chapter 2 of the Principal Act the following Chapter is inserted:

"CHAPTER 2A—BENEFITS AND CONCESSIONS OTHER THAN
PAYMENTS

"PART 2A.1—SENIORS HEALTH CARD

"Division 1—Qualification for and entitlement to a seniors health card

"Subdivision A—Qualification

Qualification for seniors health card

Women who have reached 60 and men who have reached 65

  "1061ZA.(1) A person is qualified for a seniors health card if the person:

  (a) has reached:

      (i) if the person is a woman—60; or

      (ii) if the person is a man—65; and

  (b) is an Australian resident; and

  (c) is in Australia; and

  (d) satisfies the seniors health card ordinary income test; and

  (e) is not receiving a social security pension or benefit; and

  (f) is not receiving a service pension.

Note 1: For 'Australian resident' see subsections 7(2) and (3).
Note 2: For 'seniors health card ordinary income test' see section 1071.

Women who have not reached 60 and men who have not reached 65

  "(2) A person is qualified for a seniors health card if the person:

  (a) has reached:

      (i) if the person is a woman—55 but not 60; or

      (ii) if the person is a man—60 but not 65; and

     (b) is an Australian resident as defined in section 5G of the Veterans' Entitlement Act; and

  (c) is in Australia; and

  (d) satisfies the seniors health card ordinary income test; and

  (e) either:

        (i) is eligible for an age service pension under Part 3 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act; or

        (ii) would be eligible for such a pension if the person had been an Australian resident as defined in section 5G of that Act for a continuous period of at least 10 years; and

  (f) is not receiving a social security pension or benefit; and

  (g) is not