Social Services Legislation Amendment (Energy Assistance Payment and Pensioner Concession Card) Act 2017 (46 of 2017)

Schedule 2   Pensioner concession card

Part 1   Social security amendments

Social Security Act 1991

5   At the end of section 1061ZA

Add:

(5) In spite of subsection (3), if:

(a) paragraphs (1B)(a), (b) and (c) are satisfied in relation to a person; and

(b) the person was receiving the social security pension immediately before 1 January 2017 solely because of the operation of the scheduled international social security agreement between Australia and New Zealand;

subsection (1B) applies to a person in relation to a day on which the person is in Australia.

Note: If the person is temporarily absent from Australia, the person continues to be qualified for a pensioner concession card for a maximum period of up to 6 weeks (see Division 4).