Commonwealth Numbered Acts

HEARING SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 No. 81 of 1997 - SECT 5

(1) For the purposes of this Act, a person is an eligible person if the
person:

   (a)  has reached the age of 21 years; and

   (b)  is an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident; and

   (c)  is covered by one of the categories specified in subsection (2).

(2) The following categories are specified for the purposes of paragraph
(1)(c):

   (a)  a person who holds a card issued by the Commonwealth and known as a
        Pensioner Concession Card;

   (b)  a person who:

        (i)    holds a card issued by the Commonwealth and known as a Health
               Care Card; and

        (ii)   holds that card because the person is in receipt of sickness
               allowance under the Social Security Act 1991;

   (c)  a person who holds a card issued by the Commonwealth and known as a
        Repatriation Health Card, where the card is expressed to be issued for
        all conditions;

   (d)  a person who, for purposes connected with obtaining treatment for an
        injury, disease or condition that involves hearing loss, holds a card
        issued by the Commonwealth and known as a Repatriation Health Card,
        where the card is expressed to be issued for specific conditions;

   (e)  a person who is a dependant, within the meaning of the National 
        Health Act 1953 , of a person of a kind mentioned in paragraph (a),
        (b), (c) or (d) of this subsection;

   (f)  a member of the Australian Defence Force;

   (g)  a person referred to the Minister in connection with the provision of
        a service under a rehabilitation program under Part III of the
        Disability Services Act 1986.

(3) The Minister may, by writing, determine that a specified person is an
eligible person for the purposes of this Act. The determination has effect
accordingly. Note: For specification by class, see subsection 46(2) of the
Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

(4) A determination under subsection (3) is a disallowable instrument for the
purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation  Act 1901 .