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134Eligible pensioners for the purposes of determining pensioner concessions—prescribed classes
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#### 134 Eligible pensioners for the purposes of determining pensioner concessions—prescribed classes
134 Eligible pensioners for the purposes of determining pensioner concessions—prescribed classes
> For the purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of eligible pensioner in the Dictionary to the Act, the following classes of persons are prescribed—
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> > (a) persons who receive a pension, benefit or allowance under Chapter 2 of the [Social Security Act 1991](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth, or a service pension under Part III of the [Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth, and who are entitled to a pensioner concession card issued by or on behalf of the Commonwealth Government,
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> > (b) persons who receive a pension from the Commonwealth Department of Veterans’ Affairs as—
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> > > (i) a war widow or war widower within the meaning of the [Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth, or
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> > > (ii) the unmarried mother of a deceased unmarried member of the Australian Defence or Peacekeeping Forces, or
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> > > (iii) the widowed mother of a deceased unmarried member of the Australian Defence or Peacekeeping Forces,
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> > and do not have income and assets that would prevent them from being granted a pensioner concession card (assuming they were eligible for such a card),
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> > (b1) persons who have received a lump sum mentioned in section 234(1)(b) of the [Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth or are receiving a weekly amount mentioned in that paragraph, and do not have income and assets that would prevent them from being granted a pensioner concession card (assuming they were eligible for such a card),
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> > (c) persons who receive a general rate of pension adjusted for extreme disablement under section 22(4) of the [Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth, or a special rate of pension under section 24 of that Act,
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> > (d) persons who receive, or who at some point in their life have been eligible for, a Special Rate Disability Pension under the [Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth.