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STUDENT ASSISTANCE AMENDMENT BILL 2003

2002-2003

The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES




Presented and read a first time









Student Assistance Amendment Bill 2003

No. , 2003

(Education, Science and Training)



A Bill for an Act to close the Student Financial Supplement Scheme to applications from 1 January 2004, and for other purposes

Contents

Student Assistance Act 1973 3

Student Assistance Act 1973 5

A Bill for an Act to close the Student Financial Supplement Scheme to applications from 1 January 2004, and for other purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Student Assistance Amendment Act 2003.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Closure of Student Financial Supplement Scheme

Student Assistance Act 1973

1 Subsection 3(1) (at the end of the definition of eligible student)

Add:

Note: A person is not an eligible student for the whole or part of a year that begins on or after 1 January 2004 (see section 12AA).

2 Subsection 3(1) (at the end of the definition of Student Financial Supplement Scheme)

Add:

Note: The Student Financial Supplement Scheme is closed to applications from 1 January 2004 (see Division 1A of Part 4A).

3 Before Division 1 of Part 4A

Insert:

Division 1A—Closure of scheme

12 Object of this Division

The object of this Division is to close the Student Financial Supplement Scheme to applications from 1 January 2004.

12AA Closure of scheme

For the purpose of this Part, a person is not an eligible student in relation to a year that begins on or after 1 January 2004, or part of such a year.

4 At the end of subsection 12C(1)

Add:

Note: A person is not an eligible student for the whole or part of a year that begins on or after 1 January 2004 (see section 12AA).

5 After subsection 12F(1)

Insert:

(1A) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a year or part of a year if the year begins on or after 1 January 2004.

6 Subsection 12F(2)

After “notice”, insert “under subsection (1)”.

7 Subsection 12QB(1)

Omit “section 48”, substitute “subsection 48(1)”.

8 Subsection 12S(1)

Omit “section 48”, substitute “subsection 48(1)”.

Schedule 2—Extension of regulation-making power relating to notifications

Student Assistance Act 1973

1 At the end of section 48

Add:

(2) In spite of section 49A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, regulations for the purposes of subsection (1) relating to notifying the Department may apply, adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any instrument or other writing as in force or existing from time to time.

2 Subsection 49(1)

Omit “section 48”, substitute “subsection 48(1)”.

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