Certain Concessions for Pensioner Concession Card and Seniors ...

33. Respective State and Territory Ministers with portfolio responsibility for concessions are
authorised to agree and amend Schedules to this Agreement.
Dispute resolution
34. Any Party may give notice to other Parties of a dispute under this Agreement.
35. Officials of relevant Parties will attempt to resolve any dispute in the first instance.
36. If a dispute cannot be resolved by officials, it may be escalated to the relevant Ministers and if
necessary, the relevant Standing Council.
37. If a dispute cannot be resolved by the relevant Ministers, it may be referred by a Party to COAG
for consideration.
Interpretation
38. For the purposes of this Agreement:
(a) Certain concessions for Pensioner Concession Card holders means those rebates made
available to all Pensioner Concession Card holders, regardless of payment rate or type, for
local government rates including land, water and sewerage; energy; motor vehicle
registration and public transport concessions. Public transport concessions must be provided
to all Pensioner Concession Card holders regardless of their state of residence. This
requirement does not apply to state-funded concessions provided to Pensioner Concession
Card holders using long distance transport services.
(b) Designated public transport concessions to Seniors Card holders means concessions
provided by State or Territory governments to out-of-state Seniors Card holders on the same
basis as they are provided to resident Seniors Card holders, subject to any exclusions agreed
in writing by the Commonwealth and the relevant State Portfolio Minister.
(c) Seniors Cards are those cards issued by the States to seniors, who are generally aged over
60 years and working less than full-time, noting that States determine eligibility for their
own Seniors Cards.
(d) Out-of-state Seniors Card holder means a person who has a valid Seniors Card issued in
another State or Territory.
Page 8