Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Australians Working Together and other 2001 Budget Measures) Act 2003 (Incorporating amendments up to Act No. 122 of 2003) (35 of 2003)

Schedule 6   Working credit

Part 2   Amendment of the Social Security Act 1991

Social Security Act 1991

19A   After subsection 1061ZM(1)

Insert:

(1A) If the person is qualified for a health care card under section 1061ZMA until a day (the particular day ), subsection (1) has effect as if the reference to 26 weeks starting on the day on which the person ceases to be an employment-affected person were a reference to 26 weeks starting on the particular day.

(1B) If the person:

(a) was an employment-affected person because of receiving pension PP (single); and

(b) is qualified for a pensioner concession card under section 1061ZEA until a day (the particular day );

subsection (1) has effect as if the reference to the period of 26 weeks starting on the day on which the person ceases to be an employment-affected person were a reference to the period starting on the particular day and ending 26 weeks after the person ceases to be an employment-affected person.

(1C) If the person:

(a) is qualified for a health care card under section 1061ZMA until a particular day; and

(b) has, immediately before the commencement or increase mentioned in subsection (1), been a qualified recipient because of receiving newstart allowance, sickness allowance, widow allowance, partner allowance or youth allowance, other than while undertaking full-time study, for a continuous period of less than 52 weeks;

the person is taken, for the purpose of the reference in paragraph (1)(c) to a continuous period of 52 weeks, to be receiving the allowance until the particular day.


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