Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:1061f
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1061F
Character Range: 1257355–1258237

1061F  Qualification for advance pharmaceutical allowance
 (1) A person is qualified for an advance pharmaceutical allowance if:
 (a) the person is receiving a social security pension; and
 (b) the Secretary is satisfied that the person's ordinary income is not more than $20.50 per fortnight.
 (2) For the purposes of this section, a person's ordinary income does not include:
 (a) a payment:
 (i) that the person is entitled to under the law of a foreign country; and
 (ii) that results in the person's social security pension rate being reduced by an amount equal to the amount of the payment; or
 (b) a periodic compensation payment to which Part 3.14 applies.
 (3) For the purposes of this section, if a person is a member of a couple the amount of the person's ordinary income is worked out by adding the couple's ordinary incomes (on a fortnightly basis) and dividing by 2.