You can get a card if you meet all these conditions. You must:
- be Age Pension age
- meet residence rules
- not be getting a payment from us or the Department of Veterans' Affairs
- give us a Tax File Number or be exempt from doing so
- meet identity requirements
- meet the income test.
You must tell us your and your partner's tax file numbers, unless you're exempt.
Page last updated: 1 September 2020
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