3. Membership Commencement And Qualifying Period
3.1 Membership Commencement and Period
3.1.1 For New and Reinstated Members, Member Benefits commence at 5:00pm (1700 hours) AEST on the day after the Membership Fee is received by AV.
3.1.2 For New and Reinstated Members, the Membership Period commences on the Membership Commencement Date and continues for period of time that the Member has made payment.
3.1.3 For Renewing Members, Membership benefits are continuous subject to the Membership Fee being received in full by AV no later than the due date of the Membership Renewal. Refer to Section 2.3.5.
3.1.4 Once a Membership has commenced it cannot be suspended.
3.2 Qualifying Period
There is a fourteen (14) day Qualifying Period from the Membership Commencement Date of all New and Reinstated Memberships (Refer clause 3.1 Membership Commencement and Period). During their Qualifying Period Members do not receive Member Benefits for:
- Non-emergency Patient Transport Ambulance Services; or
- Emergency Ambulance Services where the service is required as a result of a Pre-Existing Ailment.
3.2.1 Waiver of Qualifying Period
The Qualifying Period will be waived in the following circumstances:
- For children who qualify as a Dependant when added to an existing Family Membership which has already served the Qualifying Period;
- Where a New or Reinstated Member was formerly an eligible Victorian Pension Concession Card or Health Care Card holder and joins the Membership Scheme within thirty (30) days of no longer being eligible for a Pension Concession Card or Health Care Card (Refer clause 4.2 Concession Card Holders). In this situation Membership will commence from the date the concession benefits ceased (proof of this date will be required);
- Where a New or Reinstated Member was listed on a Family Membership, is no longer eligible to be covered under that Family Membership and joins the Membership Scheme within thirty (30) days of ceasing to be eligible on the Family Membership.
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