Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 1157F

Payment to recipient

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  a person (the provider ) pays an amount to another person (the recipient ); and

                     (b)  the amount is for the cost of health insurance; and

                     (c)  the health insurance covers:

                              (i)  the recipient; or

                             (ii)  the recipient's partner; or

                            (iii)  a dependent child of the recipient or the recipient's partner; or

                            (iv)  a person who would be a dependent child of the recipient or the recipient's partner if the person was not receiving a newstart allowance, a sickness allowance or a youth allowance;

the payment constitutes a health insurance benefit provided by the provider to the recipient.

Payment to the health insurance fund

             (2)  If:

                     (a)  a person (the provider ) pays an amount to a health insurance fund; and

                     (b)  the amount is for the cost of health insurance; and

                     (c)  the health insurance covers:

                              (i)  a person (the recipient ); or

                             (ii)  the recipient's partner; or

                            (iii)  a dependent child of the recipient or the recipient's partner; or

                            (iv)  a person who would be a dependent child of the recipient or the recipient's partner if the person was not receiving a newstart allowance or a sickness allowance;

the payment constitutes a health insurance benefit provided by the provider to the recipient.