Health (Fees) Regulations 2017
9Fees not payable by certain asylum seekers
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9 Fees not payable by certain asylum seekers
(1) In this regulation –
medicare-ineligible asylum seeker means a person who –
(a) has applied for a protection visa under the Migration Act 1958 of the Commonwealth and whose application has not been withdrawn or finally determined in accordance with that Act; and
(b) is not entitled to medicare benefits under the Commonwealth Act; and
(c) is not entitled to a pension, benefit or allowance under the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth; and
(d) is not permitted under the conditions of the person's visa granted under the Migration Act 1958 of the Commonwealth to engage in work in Australia;
protection visa means a permanent or temporary visa included in a class of visas under Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations 1994 of the Commonwealth.
(2) A medicare-ineligible asylum seeker is not required to pay a fee prescribed by these regulations for any facility or service provided by or on behalf of the State.