Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 1061ZT

  (1)   Subject to subsection   (2), a person is not qualified for a health care card in respect of any day on which the person:

  (a)   is a dependant of any person; or

  (b)   is wholly or substantially dependent on:

  (i)   a resident of; or

  (ii)   a corporation carrying on business in; or

  (iii)   the government of;

    a country other than Australia.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) does not apply to:

  (a)   a person who is the partner of another person; or

  (b)   a person who is qualified for a health care card under subsection   1061ZK(2) or (3) or subsection   1061ZO(3), (4), (5) or (9).