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SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 578

Multiple entitlement exclusions

  (1)   An austudy payment is not payable to a person who is qualified for an austudy payment while the person is subject to a multiple entitlement exclusion.

  (2)   For the purposes of this Division, a person is subject to a multiple entitlement exclusion if:

  (a)   the person is receiving an austudy payment and another social security benefit, a social security pension, a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment becomes payable to the person; or

  (b)   a payment under a scheme referred to in section   578A has been, or may be, made to the person; or

  (c)   an assurance of support applies to the person.

  (4)   An austudy payment is not payable to a person if:

  (a)   the person is an armed services widow or an armed services widower; and

  (b)   the person is receiving the weekly amount mentioned in paragraph   234(1)(b) of the MRCA (including a reduced weekly amount because of a choice under section   236 of the MRCA) or has received a lump sum mentioned in subsection   236(5) of the MRCA.

Note 1:   For armed services widow and armed services widower see subsection   4(1).

Note 2:   For MRCA see subsection   23(1).



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