The Health Criteria: Assessment, Challenging Validity and Complex Policy Issues
The Health Criteria: Assessment, Challenging Validity and Complex Policy Issues
(ii) the provision of the health care or community services would be likely to:
(A) result in a significant cost to the Australian community in the areas of
health care and community services; or
(B) prejudice the access of an Australian citizen or permanent resident to
health care or community services;
(a) the applicant satisfies all other criteria for the grant of the
visa applied for; and
(b) the Minister is satisfied that the granting of the visa would
be unlikely to result in:
(i) undue cost to the Australian community; or
(ii) undue prejudice to the access to health care
or community services of an Australian citizen or permanent
resident.
What are health and community
services?
• Australian citizens;
• Australian permanent residents; and
• Protected New Zealand citizens.
A more practical approach to
waivers?
• Delegates should consider the practical realities of
waiving the health criteria.