The period for which austudy payment is not payable to the person is taken to start, or to have started:
(a) if the repeated failure occurs during a participation failure instalment period for an earlier failure--at the start of the participation failure instalment period for the earlier failure; or
(b) otherwise--at the start of the next instalment period of the person to start after the day on which the Secretary first became aware that the person committed the failure.
Note: For participation failure instalment period see subsection 576A(3).