Name of the Organization : ACT Seniors Cards
Type of Facility : Apply for ACT Seniors Cards
Country : Australia
Website : https://www.actseniorscard.org.au/index.php
Apply for ACT Seniors Cards
Eligibility Requirements :
** To be eligible for an ACT Seniors Card, you must be over 60 years of age, a permanent resident of the ACT & not being in paid employment of more than 20 hours a week.
Related : New South Wales Government Apply for a Seniors Card Australia : www.statusin.org/26080.html
How do I get a Seniors Card?
Applications for a Seniors Card are available from Government shopfronts :
** Belconnen, Tuggeranong, Woden, Dickson).
** ACT Public Libraries (Belconnen, Civic, Dickson, Erindale, Gungahlin, Kippax, Tuggeranong, Woden) or the Council on the Ageing Office, Hughes Community Centre, Hughes.
** Please note applications are not available online.
** When completing an application form, you are required to provide proof of age and residency.
Acceptable forms of identification include :
Proof of Residency :
** Driver’s Licence, ACT Government Invoice, Bank Papers, DSS Pension or DVA Pension Card.
Proof of Birth :
** Drivers Licence, Birth Certificate or Extract, Australian Passport (Provides proof of birth date only).
** Your application will be witnessed by shopfront, library or COTA staff, then you will be issued with a new Seniors Card and the current ACT Seniors Card Directory.
How do I get a Seniors Card if I am unable to go to a lodgement location?
** You can nominate a representative who can obtain an application form for you from a lodgement location.
** Complete the form in the presence of one of the following witnesses: Justice of the Peace, Commissioner for Declarations, Bank Manager, Doctor (Medical), Chemist, Police Officer, Minister of Religion, Lawyer, Post Master or Electoral Registrar.
** The witness is to sight proof of Age & residency. (see above for forms of identification).
** The witnesses name, signature and business stamp must appear on the application form.
** The representative can then lodge the form at a lodgement location and a Seniors Card will be issued.
** This is the official ACT Seniors Card website with information about obtaining a card, finding participating businesses, special offers and discounts, and information for businesses about how to participate.
How do I get a Seniors Card if I am unable to go to a lodgement location?
** You can nominate a representative who can obtain an application form for you from a lodgement location.
Complete the form in the presence of one of the following witnesses :
** Justice of the Peace, Commissioner for Declarations, Bank Manager, Doctor (Medical), Chemist, Police Officer, Minister of Religion, Lawyer, Post Master or Electoral Registrar.
** The witness is to sight proof of Age & residency. (see above for forms of identification).
** The witnesses name, signature and business stamp must appear on the application form.
** The representative can then lodge the form at a lodgement location and a Seniors Card will be issued.