Operational Blueprint document (LEX 92236): Ministerial orders and Medicare eligibility on applications for Medicare by family members’ or partners of New Zealand citizens 011-44070000. LEX 92236…

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This Services Australia Operational Blueprint (LEX 92236) is a policy and procedural guidance page covering Medicare eligibility for family members and partners of New Zealand citizens. It explains that New Zealand citizens residing in Australia are treated as Australian residents under the Health Insurance Act 1973 and do not need a permanent visa to access Medicare. It sets out how Ministerial Order No. 805 extends eligibility to a parent, spouse, de facto partner or child (who is not a New Zealander) who has applied for permanent residency. Eligibility depends on holding a valid temporary visa, having a continuing permanent residency application, residing in Australia and, where there is no work permission, providing evidence of the relationship. Those who have not applied for permanent residency are generally ineligible unless previously resident in New Zealand or a Reciprocal Health Care Agreement country. Most of the document is redacted, and no processing volumes, timeframes or error rates are disclosed.