✨ Health Eligibility Directions
15 APRIL 2011 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 52 1227
B8 Person covered by reciprocal health agreement with Australia
(1) A person is eligible to receive services funded under the Act if—
(a) the person is a resident of Australia; and
(b) the person has not been in New Zealand and does not intend to stay in New Zealand for at least 2 consecutive years; and
(c) the services are required to be provided under the agreement referred to in the Schedule of the Health Benefits (Reciprocity with Australia) Act 1999.
(2) The 2-year period referred to in subclause (1)(b) starts on the first day that the person arrives in New Zealand.
Defined in this direction: Act, New Zealand, resident of Australia, services
Category of eligibility: certain persons from United Kingdom
B9 Person covered by reciprocal health agreement with United Kingdom
A person is eligible to receive services funded under the Act if—
(a) the person is recognised by the Government of the United Kingdom as a national; and
(b) the person is ordinarily resident in the territory of the United Kingdom as defined in the agreement set out in the Schedule of the Health Benefits (Reciprocity with the United Kingdom) Act 1982; and
(c) the person is in New Zealand on a temporary basis; and
(d) the services are required to be provided under the agreement referred to in paragraph (b).
Defined in this direction: Act, New Zealand, services
Categories of eligibility: refugees, protected persons, and victims of trafficking in people offences
B10 Refugee
A person is eligible to receive services funded under the Act if the person is—
(a) recognised as a refugee under the Immigration Act 2009; or
(b) in the process of having a claim for recognition as a refugee determined by a refugee and protection officer; or
(c) in the process of having an appeal for recognition as a refugee determined by the Immigration and Protection Tribunal.
Defined in this direction: Act, Immigration and Protection Tribunal, New Zealand, refugee, refugee and protection officer, services
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