NSW life support rebate

To be eligible for the rebate:

• the life support equipment must be prescribed by a medical practitioner for the treatment of a life-threatening condition
  • the Life Support Medical Confirmation and Rebate Form must be completed and signed by the account holder as well as a registered medical practitioner and returned to ActewAGL
• the property relating to the account has to be the sole or principal place of residence of the applicant.

The following electrically operated life support equipment entitles the applicant to an electricity charge rebate:

• home dialysis machines
• oxygen concentrator
• ventilators
• total parenteral nutrition
• Positive Airways Pressure (PAP) devices
• phototherapy equipment
• enteral feeding pump
• external heart pump
• Electric Mobility devices for Quadriplegics.

You may be entitled to a higher rebate if you use a Positive Airways Pressure (PAP) device or oxygen concentrator 24 hours a day. However, your medical practitioner will need to specify 24-hour use of the device on the application form.

To apply, simply print the Life Support Electricity Rebate Application Form, have it completed and authorised by the ActewAGL account holder and a registered medical practitioner and return it to::

Customer Services ActewAGL
Life support
GPO Box 366
Canberra ACT 2601

Or
transferteam@actewagl.com.au

For assistance, please phone 13 14 93.

Please note

You are required to fill out a new application if you change your address. Applications must be submitted as soon as possible, prior to the issue of the first account on which the rebate is claimed.

GST applies to the balance of your electricity account after the rebate has been deducted.