Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:1061zc:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1061ZC (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 1388082–1390767

1061ZC  Extended qualification rule: long‑term recipient of social security benefits
 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if:
 (a) a person has been receiving a social security benefit referred to in paragraph 1061ZA(2)(b) for a continuous period of not less than 39 weeks; and
 (b) either:
 (i) the person or the person's partner commences employment; or
 (ii) there is an increase in the ordinary income of the person or the person's partner from employment; and
 (c) but for the commencement of employment or increase in ordinary income, as the case may be, the person would have been, or would have continued to be, qualified for a pensioner concession card under subsection 1061ZA(2); and
 (ca) the person did not become qualified under section 1061ZEB for a pensioner concession card because of that employment or increase in ordinary income;
the person is qualified for a pensioner concession card:
 (d) if the person is qualified for a pensioner concession card under section 1061ZEA until a particular day—for the period of 26 weeks after that day; and
 (e) in any other case—for the period of 26 weeks after the commencement or increase, as the case may be.
 (1A) If:
 (a) either:
 (i) the person first referred to in subsection (1) commences employment; or
 (ii) there is an increase in the ordinary income from employment of the person so referred to; and
 (b) at the start of the instalment period of the person in which the commencement or increase occurs:
 (i) the person is a working credit participant; and
 (ii) the person's working credit balance is greater than nil; and
 (c) the balance is subsequently reduced to nil because of the commencement or increase; and
 (d) the person is not qualified for a pensioner concession card under section 1061ZEA;
paragraph (1)(e) has effect as if the reference to 26 weeks after the commencement or increase were a reference to 26 weeks after the day on which the balance is reduced to nil.
 (1B) If:
 (a) either:
 (i) the partner of the person first referred to in subsection (1) commences employment; or
 (ii) there is an increase in the ordinary income from employment of the partner of the person so referred to; and
 (b) at the start of the instalment period of the partner in which the commencement or increase occurs:
 (i) the partner is a working credit participant or a person to whom the student income bank applies; and
 (ii) the partner's working credit balance or student income bank balance is greater than nil; and
 (c) the balance is subsequently reduced to nil because of the commencement or increase; and
 (d) the person is not qualified for a pensioner concession card under section 1061ZEA;
paragraph (1)(e) has