β¨ Health Services Eligibility
15 APRIL 2011
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 52
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Part B
Persons who are eligible to receive services funded under the Act
Introduction
B1 Persons who are eligible to receive services funded under Act
(1) A person is eligible to receive services funded under the Act if, at the time the services are received, the person is in New Zealand and meets all applicable criteria of 1 or more categories of eligible persons specified in this Part.
(2) The Ministry of Health must, if requested in writing to do so, determine any question or dispute concerning whether a person is eligible to receive services funded under the Act.
Defined in this direction: Act, New Zealand, services
Category of eligibility: New Zealand citizens
B2 New Zealand citizen
A New Zealand citizen is eligible to receive services funded under the Act.
Defined in this direction: Act, New Zealand citizen, services
Categories of eligibility: certain holders of certain visas
B3 Certain holders of residence class visas
(1) A person who holds a residence class visa is eligible to receive services funded under the Act.
(2) Subclause (1) does not apply to Australian citizens and persons who hold a current permanent residence visa (including a resident return visa) issued by the Government of Australia who are granted a residence class visa as a result of an application under regulation 8 of the Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Regulations 2010, and the following provisions apply:
(a) the eligibility of an Australian citizen to receive services funded under the Act is set out in clauses B6 and B8:
(b) the eligibility of a holder of a current permanent residence visa (including a resident return visa) issued by the Government of Australia to receive services funded under the Act is set out in clauses B7 and B8.
Defined in this direction: Act, Australian citizen, residence class visa, services
B4 Holder of interim visa
A person is eligible to receive services funded under the Act ifβ
(a) the person is the holder of an interim visa; and
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