SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 29 General rule

SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 29

  (1)   Subject to sections   30, 30A, 31 and 31A, a claim for a social security payment or a concession card may only be made by a person who:

  (a)   is an Australian resident; and

  (b)   is in Australia.

  (2)   Subject to sections   30, 30A, 31 and 31A, a claim made at a time when the claimant is not an Australian resident or is not in Australia is taken not to have been made.