Health & Disability Forms

A NSW Advance Care Directive lets you record the medical treatment you would or would not want if you lose the capacity...

Victoria has the strongest ACD legislation in Australia (Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016). You can...

A Queensland Advance Health Directive (AHD) is a legal document under the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 (Qld). It records...

South Australia has a single combined Advance Care Directive form under the Advance Care Directives Act 2013 (SA). It...

A WA Advance Health Directive is a legal document under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 (WA) that records...

Tasmania does not have stand-alone advance care directive legislation — your directive is recognised at common law and...

In the ACT, your advance care wishes are recorded in a Health Direction under the Medical Treatment (Health Directions)...

In the Northern Territory, your advance care wishes are recorded in an Advance Personal Plan under the Advance Personal...

Document your wishes for medical treatment if you become unable to make decisions, and appoint a medical treatment...

Make a complaint about aged care services received at home or in a residential facility.

Your My Aged Care record is shared between assessors, your GP and your providers. If your address, phone, GP, emergency...

My Aged Care is the single national front door for federally funded aged care in Australia. Before you can get a Home...

ACAT (Aged Care Assessment Team — known as ACAS in Victoria) is the comprehensive face-to-face assessment that opens...

RAS does the simpler in-home assessment for people who only need entry-level help — Commonwealth Home Support Programme...

After ACAT assesses you, My Aged Care sends a letter listing the services you have been approved for (e.g. "Approved...

If your needs go up — after a hospital stay, fall, dementia diagnosis or your carer becomes unwell — you can ask for a...

A referral into the federally-funded Care Finder program, which provides intensive, free, face-to-face support for...

Once you have an ACAT or RAS approval letter you choose your own provider — government does not assign you to one. The...

ACVVS (formerly Community Visitors Scheme) matches volunteer visitors with older Australians who feel socially...

State-funded programs that provide subsidised wheelchairs, mobility aids, prosthetics, orthotics, and other assistive...

CHSP is the entry-level federal aged-care service for older people who only need a few hours of help a week — cleaning,...

CHSP is mostly federally funded but providers ask clients for a small contribution per service. The CHSP National...

Eligible Australians aged 45–74 can receive a free home bowel cancer test kit every two years, with those aged 50–74...

Women aged 40 and over can access a free mammogram screening every two years through BreastScreen Australia, with women...

Enables eligible people aged 25–74 to manage their participation in the National Cervical Screening Program via the...

Carer Gateway is the federal one-stop shop for unpaid family and friend carers, including people caring for an older...

A written plan, now replaced by the GP Chronic Condition Management Plan (GPCCMP, MBS item 965), that a GP prepares for...

A coordinated care plan, formerly a separate Medicare form (MBS 723), that enabled GP referrals to up to five allied...

Generators of clinical / related waste (medical centres, dental, tattoo, beauty salons offering needling, hospitals)...

Annual government payment (up to $717.10 for 2025–26) to help Australians aged 5+ with permanent and severe...

A federally funded Medicare benefit that provides eligible children aged 0–17 with up to $1,158 in dental services over...

The entry-point process for Australians with disability, injury, or health conditions to register for government-funded...

A Mobility Parking Permit (also called the National Mobility Parking Scheme or Australian Disability Parking Scheme...

Apply for an Australian Disability Parking Permit. Valid across all states and territories.

Apply for a Companion Card which entitles a carer to free entry when accompanying a cardholder with a significant...

Apply to review an existing guardianship or administration order, or to be appointed as administrator.

The Multi-Purpose Taxi Program (MPTP) gives Victorians with a permanent and severe disability a 50% subsidy on taxi and...

The NSW Taxi Transport Subsidy Scheme (TTSS) gives eligible NSW residents with a permanent and severe disability a 50%...

The QLD Taxi Subsidy Scheme (TSS) gives eligible Queenslanders with a permanent and severe disability a 50% subsidy on...

The South Australian Transport Subsidy Scheme (SATSS) gives South Australians with severe disability a 75% subsidy on...

The WA Taxi User Subsidy Scheme (TUSS) gives Western Australians with permanent severe disability a 50% subsidy on taxi...

An application by a donor-conceived person, donor, or parent to access identifying or non-identifying information from...

A GP-prepared treatment and management plan that unlocks Medicare rebates for up to 40 psychological and 20 dietetic...

Apply for guardianship or financial administration orders for an adult who has lost decision-making capacity.

A NSW Enduring Guardian is the person you appoint to make personal, lifestyle and medical decisions for you if you lose...

In Victoria the Medical Treatment Decision Maker (MTDM) is the person who makes medical treatment decisions for you if...

Free government voucher scheme providing eligible Australians (pensioners, DVA card holders, ADF members and...

There are four levels of Home Care Package: Level 1 (basic, around $10k/yr), Level 2 ($18k/yr), Level 3 ($40k/yr) and...

The Home Care Agreement is the contract between you and your provider. It sets out the care plan, fees, package...

If you have above-pension income (about $32k/yr single in 2025-26), you may have to pay an income-tested fee on top of...

Since 1 January 2023, providers must give you a clear monthly statement showing daily subsidy received, every fee...

Long-term home oxygen therapy (LTOT) for COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, severe heart failure follows a multi-step...

EnableNSW funds long-term home respiratory equipment for eligible NSW residents — oxygen concentrators, portable...

VAEP funds aids and equipment for Victorians with permanent or long-term disability — including home oxygen...

Complain about the care you received at a hospital — public or private.

Apply for a medical exemption from immunisation requirements for school enrolment or Centrelink payments.

Arrange a catch-up vaccination schedule for your child to meet the No Jab No Pay immunisation requirements for Child...

The Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) records every vaccination given to anyone in Australia. Schools, daycare...

If your child has missed scheduled vaccinations (e.g. moved from overseas, or under-vaccinated), the National...

You have a right under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and state Health Records Acts (NSW, VIC, ACT) to access, copy and...

Add your newborn (or adopted/fostered child) to your Medicare card so they can access bulk-billed GP visits,...

A child aged 15 or older can have their own Medicare card separate to a parent's, so they can manage their own GP...

Enrol in Medicare to access subsidised health care in Australia.

Replace a lost, stolen or damaged Medicare card.

Register your family for the Medicare Safety Net to get higher rebates once your out-of-pocket medical costs reach the...

Apply for a Medicare Levy Exemption Certificate if you are not eligible for Medicare and should not pay the levy.

Opt out of the My Health Record system if you do not want your health information stored online.

Register your decision to be an organ or tissue donor — or update your existing registration.

Claim reimbursement for travel and accommodation costs related to organ transplantation.

Register (free) with the National Diabetes Services Scheme to access subsidised diabetes products — blood/urine test...

The pathway for an Australian-registered health practitioner to access an "unapproved" therapeutic good (a medicine,...

Medicare Form 1490 is the Medicare claim form used to claim a Medicare benefit for medical services not bulk-billed by...

Medicare Easyclaim is the system that lets you swipe your Medicare card at the GP / specialist clinic at the time of...

A statement showing your Medicare Levy Surcharge exemption status, days you held private health insurance, and the...

For visits where the clinic did not bulk-bill or offer Easyclaim, you submit your own Medicare claim. The fastest way...

A NSW Schedule 1 Mental Health Certificate is the document a doctor or accredited person uses to authorise the...

Under the Victorian Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 a registered medical practitioner or mental health...

A Queensland Recommendation for Assessment (Form 1) under the Mental Health Act 2016 (Qld) authorises a person to be...

South Australia uses tiered involuntary orders under the Mental Health Act 2009 (SA). A Level 1 Inpatient Treatment...

A WA Form 1A under the Mental Health Act 2014 (WA) is a Referral for Examination by Psychiatrist — the entry point to...

A Tasmanian Initial Assessment Order under section 23 of the Mental Health Act 2013 (Tas) authorises the involuntary...

In the ACT, involuntary assessment and treatment is done through Mental Health Orders made by the ACT Civil and...

A NT Recommendation for Assessment under section 31 of the Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998 (NT) authorises...

Two national 24/7 mental-health crisis lines that often complement DV-specific support — Lifeline for suicide and...

My Health Record is the national digital health record. Most Australians had a record automatically created in 2018...

Apply to access the NDIS if you have a permanent and significant disability.

Request a review or change to your existing NDIS support plan.

Make a complaint about an NDIS provider, support worker, or service quality.

Apply to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for funding to support your disability-related needs.

Access the NDIS for children under 9 who have a developmental delay or disability — lower evidence threshold applies...

Apply for NDIS access if you have a permanent mental health condition (depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar,...

Formally request the NDIA to internally review a decision you disagree with — including access refusals, plan funding...

Appeal an NDIS internal review decision to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) if you disagree with the NDIA's...

Notify the NDIA if your circumstances have significantly changed — including changes to your disability, support needs,...

Prepare a written statement of your goals, current supports, and unmet needs before your NDIS planning meeting to...

Choose between agency-managed, plan-managed, or self-managed NDIS funding — and request a plan manager if needed.

Request Support Coordination funding in your NDIS plan to help you understand, set up, and use your NDIS supports...

Apply for NDIS funding for assistive technology — wheelchairs, communication devices, hearing aids, prosthetics,...

Apply for NDIS funding for home modifications — ramps, grab rails, bathroom modifications, widened doorways, stair...

Apply for Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) — purpose-built accessible housing funded by the NDIS for...

Apply for Supported Independent Living (SIL) — funded in-home support workers to assist with daily tasks while you live...

Request funding for a Psychosocial Recovery Coach in your NDIS plan — a specialist support for people with psychosocial...

Apply for NDIS support if substance use has resulted in a permanent or significant psychosocial disability — including...

Registered NDIS behaviour support practitioners must lodge behaviour support plans that include regulated restrictive...

Apply for NDIS funding for continence products (pads, catheters, bed protection) if your disability causes continence...

Registered NDIS implementing providers must obtain state/territory authorisation for any regulated restrictive...

The Australian Organ Donor Register is the only national register that records your decision to donate organs and...

A referral submitted by a GP, specialist, or other health professional (or by the patient/carer in some states) to...

Discharge Against Medical Advice (DAMA) is your right as a competent adult to leave hospital even if doctors recommend...

Make a formal notification about a registered health practitioner's conduct, health or performance.

Once ACAT approves you for permanent residential care, you (or your family) apply directly to one or more aged-care...

Before entering permanent residential care, complete SA485 so Services Australia can work out your means-tested care...

A RAD is a lump-sum, fully-refundable interest-free deposit paid to the aged-care home for your room — typically...

A DAP is the rent-style alternative to a RAD — instead of a lump sum, you pay a daily fee calculated by applying the...

SA457 is the asset-only version of the means assessment — used when you are claiming low-means resident status (your...

Two separate but linked contracts when entering residential aged care. The Resident Agreement covers care, services and...

If paying aged-care fees would leave you with insufficient money for personal essentials (medication, clothes,...

A free, structured needs assessment and personalised support planning process for unpaid carers, using the Carer Star...

Apply for a DVA treatment card (Gold or White) to access health care for service-related conditions.

The primary form for ADF members and veterans who served on or after 1 July 2004 to claim liability for a...

The primary DVA claim form for veterans seeking Disability Compensation Payment (formerly called Disability Pension)...

The Special Rate (TPI) Disability Pension is a higher-rate, tax-exempt, means-test-free payment for veterans who are...

Victoria was the first Australian state to legalise voluntary assisted dying (Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017). The...

WA legalised voluntary assisted dying under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019 (WA), commencing July 2021. Eligible...

Tasmania legalised voluntary assisted dying under the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021 (Tas),...

Queensland legalised voluntary assisted dying under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021 (Qld), commencing 1 January...

SA legalised voluntary assisted dying under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021 (SA), commencing 31 January 2023....

NSW legalised voluntary assisted dying under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW), commencing 28 November 2023 —...

The ACT legalised voluntary assisted dying under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024 (ACT), with the scheme...

When a death occurs through Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD), specific certification rules apply: the cause of death is...

After a WorkCover Queensland claim is accepted, a personalised My Recovery Plan (formerly the Rehabilitation and Return...

Under the Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023 (WA), employers must establish a formal Return to Work...

A government grant (up to $6,000+ for modifications; up to $13,647 per year for Auslan Level 1 interpreting) that...