Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 47A

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a payment is made in respect of a person under the ABSTUDY Scheme; and

  (b)   the payment is made on the basis that the person is a full - time student; and

  (c)   in the calculation of the payment, an amount identified as living allowance (the basic payment ) is included; and

  (d)   the payment relates to a period;

age pension is not payable to the person in respect of any part of the period.

  (2)   If:

  (a)   a person is qualified for a payment under the ABSTUDY Scheme; and

  (b)   the payment for which the person is qualified is a payment that:

  (i)   is made on the basis that the person is a full - time student; and

  (ii)   is calculated on the basis that an amount identified as living allowance (the basic payment ) is included; and

  (iii)   relates to a period;

age pension is not payable to the person in respect of any part of the period.

  (3)   If:

  (a)   a person may enrol in a full - time course of education; and

  (b)   a payment referred to in subsection   (2) may be made in respect of the person;

the Secretary may decide that, in spite of subsection   (2), age pension is payable to the person before the person starts the course.