84DAIssue of safety net concession card

84DA Issue of safety net concession card

(1) Where: (a) a person applies, either personally or through the person’s agent, to the Secretary for a safety net concession card in respect of a relevant entitlement period; and (b) the Secretary is satisfied that the person is eligible to be issued with such a card in respect of that period; the Secretary must issue a safety net concession card to the person in respect of that period. (2) Where: (a) a person applies, either personally or through the person’s agent, to an approved pharmacist, approved medical practitioner, approved hospital authority or public hospital authority for a safety net concession card in respect of a relevant entitlement period; and (b) the pharmacist, medical practitioner or authority is satisfied that the person is eligible to be issued with such a card in respect of that period; the pharmacist, medical practitioner or authority may issue a safety net concession card to the person in respect of that period. (3) An application under subsection (1) or (2) must: (a) be in the form approved by the Secretary; and (b) contain such particulars, and be accompanied by such documents, as are prescribed; and (c) be signed by the person making the application or by the person’s agent. (4) Where an application is made to a person for the issue of a safety net concession card, the person to whom the application is made must, in determining whether to issue a card, have regard to: (a) the matters contained in the application; (b) any record form or other document that accompanies the application; and (c) such other matters as the person considers relevant. (5) Where: (a) a person applies, either personally or through the person’s agent, to an approved pharmacist, approved medical practitioner, approved hospital authority or public hospital authority for a safety net concession card in respect of a relevant entitlement period; and (b) the pharmacist, medical practitioner or authority issues such a card to the person in respect of that period; the pharmacist, medical practitioner or authority must submit the application, and all documents that accompanied the application, to the Secretary by lodging them at a prescribed office within one month (or such longer period as is prescribed) after the day on which the card is issued.