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.