Section 3 — Social Security (Administration) Act 1999: Start day—general rule

(1) If: (a) a person makes a claim for a social security payment; and (b) the person is qualified for the payment on the day on which the claim is made; the person’s start day in relation to the payment is the day on which the claim is made. Note: Clause 4A applies instead of this subclause to claims for jobseeker payment and youth allowance in certain circumstances. (2) A person’s start day in relation to a concession card for which the person is qualified under: (a) Division 1 of Part 2A.1 of the 1991 Act; or (b) Subdivision A of Division 3 of that Part; is the first day on which the person is qualified for the card. (3) If: (a) a person makes a claim for a seniors health card or a health care card under Subdivision B of Division 3 of Part 2A.1 of the 1991 Act; and (b) the person is qualified for the card on the day on which the claim is made; the person’s start day in relation to the card is the day on which the claim is made. (4) If: (a) section 1061ZJA of the 1991 Act applies in relation to a person; and (b) as mentioned in subsection 1061ZJA(3) of the 1991 Act, the person is qualified for a seniors health card on 1 January 2017; the person’s start day in relation to the card is 1 January 2017. (5) If: (a) section 1061ZJA of the 1991 Act applies in relation to a person; and (b) as mentioned in subsection 1061ZJA(4) of the 1991 Act, the person is qualified for a seniors health card on the day the person returns to Australia; the person’s start day in relation to the card is the day the person returns to Australia.