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Treatment Principles (No. R8 of 2004)
2.1Treatment for eligible persons in Australia
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2.1 Treatment for eligible persons in Australia
2.1.1 Subject to these Principles, the Commission may provide or arrange for treatment in Australia of:
(a) entitled persons who have been issued with:
(i) a Gold Card;or
(ii) a White Card; or
(iii) a written authorisation issued on behalf of the Commission; and
(b) Vietnam veterans and their dependants, who are not otherwise eligible, and who are certified by a medical practitioner as requiring urgent hospital treatment for an injury or disease.
Note: See Principle 2.5 in relation to urgent treatment for Vietnam veterans and their dependants.