Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 578A

General

  (1)   Subject to subsection   (2), the schemes for the purposes of paragraph   578(2)(b) are:

  (a)   a prescribed educational scheme other than the ABSTUDY Scheme to the extent that it applies to part - time students; and

  (b)   the scheme to provide an allowance known as the Maintenance Allowance for Refugees; and

  (c)   the scheme to provide an allowance known as the Adult Migrant Education Program Living Allowance; and

  (d)   the scheme to provide an allowance known as the English as a Second Language Allowance to the extent that the scheme applies to full - time students; and

  (e)   the scheme known as the Ready Reserve Education Assistance Scheme; and

  (f)   the scheme to provide an allowance known as the Living Away from Home Allowance.

Note:   For prescribed educational scheme see section   5.

Application made under ABSTUDY Scheme

  (2)   If:

  (a)   a person is undertaking qualifying study in respect of a course of education that is to last for 6 months or more; and

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

  (c)   the person was receiving an austudy payment immediately before the start of the course;

the Secretary may decide that the person is not subject to a multiple entitlement exclusion, because of subsection   (1), before:

  (d)   the application is determined; or

  (e)   the end of the period of 3 weeks beginning on the day on which the course starts;

whichever happens first.