Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953 - SECT 84DA

             (1)  Where:

                     (a)  a person applies, either personally or through the person's agent, to the Secretary for a safety net concession card in respect of a relevant entitlement period; and

                     (b)  the Secretary is satisfied that the person is eligible to be issued with such a card in respect of that period;

the Secretary must issue a safety net concession card to the person in respect of that period.

             (2)  Where:

                     (a)  a person applies, either personally or through the person's agent, to an approved pharmacist, approved medical practitioner, approved hospital authority or public hospital authority for a safety net concession card in respect of a relevant entitlement period; and

                     (b)  the pharmacist, medical practitioner or authority is satisfied that the person is eligible to be issued with such a card in respect of that period;

the pharmacist, medical practitioner or authority may issue a safety net concession card to the person in respect of that period.

             (3)  An application under subsection (1) or (2) must:

                     (a)  be in the form approved by the Secretary; and

                     (b)  contain such particulars, and be accompanied by such documents, as are prescribed; and

                     (c)  be signed by the person making the application or by the person's agent.

             (4)  Where an application is made to a person for the issue of a safety net concession card, the person to whom the application is made must, in determining whether to issue a card, have regard to:

                     (a)  the matters contained in the application;

                     (b)  any record form or other document that accompanies the application; and

                     (c)  such other matters as the person considers relevant.

             (5)  Where:

                     (a)  a person applies, either personally or through the person's agent, to an approved pharmacist, approved medical practitioner, approved hospital authority or public hospital authority for a safety net concession card in respect of a relevant entitlement period; and

                     (b)  the pharmacist, medical practitioner or authority issues such a card to the person in respect of that period;

the pharmacist, medical practitioner or authority must submit the application, and all documents that accompanied the application, to the Secretary by lodging them at a prescribed office within one month (or such longer period as is prescribed) after the day on which the card is issued.