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Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments and Other Budget Measures) Act 2008
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(1) Throughout the person’s maximum non‑cancellation period (see subsection (3)), the person’s qualification for the concession card is not affected merely by the absence. (2) Throughout so much (if any) of the period of absence as occurs after the end of the period of 13 weeks beginning on the day the person leaves Australia, the person is not qualified for the concession card. (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), a person’s maximum non‑cancellation period is the shorter of the following periods: (a) the person’s period of absence; (b) the period of 13 weeks beginning on the day the person leaves Australia.