Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsRegistrar to take necessary action
(1) If the Registrar accepts an application under subsection 151B(1A), the Registrar must immediately take such action as is necessary to take account of the change to the meaning of relevant dependent child (whether by amending an administrative assessment or otherwise).
Child to be regarded as aged 17 for purposes of Part 5
(2) If the Registrar accepts the application, the child is taken to be aged 17 for the purposes of applying Part 5 to the child throughout the period:
(a) beginning on the day on which the child turned 18; and
(b) ending on the last day of the secondary school year in which the child turns 18.
Date of effect of decision
(3) A decision of the Registrar to accept an application in relation to a child under subsection 151B(1A) takes effect on the day before the child turns 18, whether the decision is made before, on or after that day.