Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 910

Qualified if this section applies

  (1)   A person is qualified for a training and learning bonus if subsection   (2) or (4) applies to the person.

Receipt of certain payments

  (2)   This subsection applies to a person if the person was receiving one or more of the following payments in respect of 3   February 2009:

  (a)   youth allowance;

  (b)   austudy payment;

  (c)   special benefit;

  (d)   sickness allowance;

  (e)   a payment under the ABSTUDY Scheme that included an amount identified as living allowance;

  (f)   an education allowance under section   3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 or 3.6A of the Veterans' Children Education Scheme;

  (g)   an education allowance under section   3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 or 3.6 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and Training Scheme.

  (3)   However:

  (a)   paragraph   (2)(a) does not apply to the person unless the person was receiving youth allowance on the basis that, on 3   February 2009:

  (i)   the person was undertaking full - time study; or

  (ii)   the person was qualified for a youth allowance under section   540AA; and

  (b)   paragraph   (2)(c) does not apply if the person had reached pension age on or before 14   October 2008.

Person entitled to family tax benefit Part A

  (4)   This subsection applies to a person if:

  (a)   on 3   February 2009 the person was entitled to family tax benefit; and

  (b)   the rate of family tax benefit payable in relation to that day consisted of or included a Part A rate greater than nil worked out taking into account at least one FTB child who was aged 21 or more and less than 25 on that day; and

  (c)   the person would have been entitled to a back to school bonus under section   95 of the Family Assistance Act if any such child were aged 4 or more and less than 19 on that day.

One payment under this section only

  (5)   A person cannot receive more than one payment under this section, regardless of how many times the person qualifies under this section.

No qualification under subsection   (2) in certain circumstances

  (6)   Despite anything else in this section, a person who is:

  (a)   an FTB child in respect of whom another person is entitled to a back to school bonus under section   95 of the Family Assistance Act; or

  (b)   entitled to a back to school bonus under section   98 of the Family Assistance Act;

is not qualified for a training and learning bonus under subsection   (2) of this section.