Gold card

This card is issued to those veterans of Australia's defence force, their widows/widowers and dependants entitled to treatment for all medical conditions.

White card

A White Card is issued to Australian veterans or mariners under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 with:

• an accepted war or service-caused injury or disease;
• malignant cancer (neoplasia) whether war-caused or not;
• pulmonary tuberculosis whether war-caused or not;
• post-traumatic stress disorder whether war-caused or not; or
• anxiety and/or depression whether war-caused or not.

Orange card

Orange Repatriation pharmaceutical benefits cards are issued to Commonwealth and allied veterans and mariners who:

• have qualifying service from World War I or II and
• are aged 70 or over and
• have been resident in Australia for 10 years or more.