Where a claimant is entitled to:
a Gold Repatriation Health Card under sections 85 of the VEA; and
a White Repatriation Health Card under section 279 or 280 of the MRCA,
the delegates are encouraged to issue the claimant with one Gold Repatriation Health Card under the VEA. However, there is no legislative restriction on the claimant also being issued with a MRCA White Repatriation Health Card if they wish. Where a claimant has already been issued a Gold Repatriation Health Card, delegates should not determine that the reimbursement treatment path applies to the claimant under section 327.
Likewise, where a claimant is entitled to:
- a White Repatriation Health Card under sections 85 of the VEA; and
- a Gold Repatriation Health Card under section 279 or 280 of the MRCA,
the delegates are encouraged to issue the claimant with one Gold Repatriation Health Card under the MRCA. However, there is no legislative restriction on the claimant also being issued with a VEA White Repatriation Health Card under the VEA if they wish.
Similarly again, where a claimant is entitled to:
- a Gold Repatriation Health Card under sections 85 of the VEA; and
- a Gold Repatriation Health Card under section 279 or 280 of the MRCA,
the delegates are encouraged to issue the claimant with one Gold Repatriation Health Card under the MRCA. However, there is no legislative restriction on the claimant also being issued with a VEA Gold Repatriation Health Card under the VEA if they wish.
An exception to this is where the claimant is entitled to a MRCA Gold Repatriation Health Card and a VEA Gold Repatriation Health Card under subsection 85(7A). This provision provides that a person receiving service pension under the VEA who has 30 or more impairment points under the MRCA is entitled to a VEA Gold Repatriation Health Card unless they already have a MRCA Gold Repatriation Health Card.