Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 6A

  (1)   In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"automatic issue card" means:

  (a)   a pensioner concession card; or

  (b)   an automatic issue health care card.

"automatic issue health care card" means a health care card issued to a person qualified for the card under Subdivision A of Division   3 of Part   2A.1.

"concession card" means:

  (a)   a pensioner concession card; or

  (b)   a health care card; or

  (c)   a seniors health card.

"dependant" , in relation to a person who is the holder of a pensioner concession card or an automatic issue health care card (other than a health care card for which the person is qualified under subsection   1061ZK(4)), means a person who is:

  (a)   the partner; or

  (b)   a dependent child;

of the holder of the card.

"dependant" , in relation to a person who is the holder of a health care card for which the person is qualified under subsection   1061ZK(4) or Subdivision B of Division   3 of Part   2A.1, means a person who is:

  (a)   the partner; or

  (b)   an FTB child; or

  (c)   a regular care child;

of the holder of the card.

"dependant" , in relation to a person, other than a child in foster care, who has made a claim for a health care card (the claimant ), means a person who is:

  (a)   the partner; or

  (b)   an FTB child; or

  (c)   a regular care child;

of the claimant.

"income-tested" : a health care card is income-tested for a person if the person is required by paragraph   1061ZO(2)(d), (3)(e) or (4)(d) to satisfy the health care card income test in order to qualify for the health care card.

  (2)   For the purposes of the operation of a definition of dependant in subsection   (1) in relation to a provision of Part   2A.1, a person (the child ) is an FTB child, or a regular care child, of another person (the adult ) if:

  (a)   the child is an FTB child, or a regular care child, (as the case requires) of the adult within the meaning of the Family Assistance Act; and

  (b)   either:

  (i)   the child is under 16 years of age; or

  (ii)   the child is 16, but not yet 19, years of age and is undertaking secondary studies.