Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 569A

    For the purposes of this Part, a person is undertaking qualifying study if:

  (a)   the person:

  (i)   is enrolled in a course of education at an educational institution; or

  (ii)   was enrolled in the course and satisfies the Secretary that he or she intends, and has (since no longer being enrolled) always intended, to re - enrol in the course when re - enrolments in the course are next accepted; or

  (iii)   was enrolled in the course and satisfies the Secretary that he or she intends, and has (since no longer being enrolled) always intended, to enrol in another course of education (at the same or a different educational institution) when enrolments in the other course are next accepted; and

  (b)   the course in which the person is enrolled, or intends to enrol, is an approved course of education or study (see section   569B); and

  (ba)   if the course is an accelerator program course or a combined course that includes an accelerator program course--the person is entitled to STARTUP - HELP assistance for the accelerator program course; and

  (c)   the person is a full - time student or a concessional study - load student in respect of that course (see sections   569C and 569D); and

  (d)   if the course is a combined course or a course other than an accelerator program course--the person satisfies the progress rules (see sections   569G and 569H).

Note 1:   Only one course of education can be considered in deciding if a person satisfies the undertaking qualifying study requirement: see section   569AA.

Note 2:   For combined courses, see the legislative instrument made under section   5D of the Student Assistance Act 1973 .