Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SERVICES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES) ACT 2016 - SCHEDULE 3

Social Security Act 1991

1   At the end of subsection   541B(1)

Add:

Note:   Only one course of education can be considered in deciding if a person satisfies the undertaking full - time study requirement: see section   541C.

2   After section   541B

Insert:

541C   One course of education

  (1)   Whether subparagraph   541B(1)(a)(i) or (ii) and paragraphs 541B(1)(b), (c) and (d) are satisfied in relation to a person is to be determined in relation to only one course of education.

  (2)   Whether a person satisfies the Secretary of the person's intention mentioned in subparagraph   541B(1)(a)(iii) and whether paragraphs 541B(1)(b), (c) and (d) are satisfied in relation to the person is to be determined in relation to only one course of education.

Note 1:   The effect of this section is that 2 or more courses of education for a person cannot be aggregated to satisfy the undertaking full - time study requirement.

Note 2:   The one course of education may be a combined course: see the legislative instrument made under section   5D of the Student Assistance Act 1973 .

3   At the end of section   569A

Add:

Note:   Only one course of education can be considered in deciding if a person satisfies the undertaking qualifying study requirement: see section   569AA.

4   After section   569A

Insert:

569AA   One course of education

  (1)   Whether subparagraph   569A(a)(i) or (ii) and paragraphs 569A(b), (c) and (d) are satisfied in relation to a person is to be determined in relation to only one course of education.

  (2)   Whether a person satisfies the Secretary of the person's intention mentioned in subparagraph   569A(a)(iii) and whether paragraphs 569A(b), (c) and (d) are satisfied in relation to the person is to be determined in relation to only one course of education.

Note 1:   The effect of this section is that 2 or more courses of education for a person cannot be aggregated to satisfy the undertaking qualifying study requirement.

Note 2:   The one course of education may be a combined course: see the legislative instrument made under section   5D of the Student Assistance Act 1973 .

5   Application provision

The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to working out if a person is qualified for a youth allowance, or an austudy payment, in respect of days occurring on or after the commencement of this Schedule (whether or not the person first qualified for that allowance or payment before that commencement).