State Concessions Act 2004.

Are you an eligible person? If so you are entitled to concessions of 13% to 17% reduction on things such as utilities and a 50% reduction on council rates. Attached is the government gazette outlining the formula's involved in claiming the concession from page 1836 to 1844.

 

STATE CONCESSIONS ACT 2004 - SECT 5

Concession orders

(1)     The Minister, by Order published in the Government Gazette, may determine concessions in relation to user costs payable under an Act or otherwise by eligible persons or a class or classes of eligible persons.

 

STATE CONCESSIONS ACT 2004 - SECT 3

Definitions

In this Act—

 

"eligible beneficiary" means a person who during the relevant period—

(a)     is an eligible recipient; or

(b)     is the holder of a health care card issued under section 1061ZS of the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth

"eligible person" means a person who during the relevant period is—

(a)     an eligible beneficiary; or

(b)     an eligible pensioner; or

(c)     an eligible recipient;

 

"eligible recipient" means a person who during the relevant period is—

(a)     an eligible pensioner; or

(b)     the holder of a Gold Card, being a card issued to a person who is eligible—

(i)     for treatment under Part V of the Veterans' Entitlement Act 1986 of the Commonwealth; and

(ii)     to receive a pension under section 13(1) of that Act as a totally and permanently incapacitated veteran to whom section 24 of that Act applies;

"user cost" means an amount payable (including any interest) in respect of—

(a)     rates or charges payable under the Local Government Act 1989 ;

(b)     domestic gas charges;

(c)     domestic electricity charges;

(d)     domestic water charges;

(e)     domestic sewerage charges;

 

(f)     any other charges that the Minister declares by Order under section 4(2) to be user costs for the purposes of this Act.

 

 

Page 1836 to 1844 as highlighted.