AUSTUDY Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1996

No. 275 1

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AUSTUDY Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973.

Dated 11 December 1996.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

AMANDA VANSTONE

Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs

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1.   Commencement

1.1   Regulation 5 is taken to have commenced on 4 November 1996.

[Note:

 The remaining provisions of these Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.   Amendment

2.1   The AUSTUDY Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Application of amendments

3.1 The amendments of the AUSTUDY Regulations made by subregulation 9.2 and regulations 12, 14 and 15 apply only in relation to applications for AUSTUDY for a period starting on or after 1 January 1997.

4.   Regulation 8 (AUSTUDY is payable until when?)

4.1   After paragraph 8 (1) (ea), insert:

“(eb) A student: (i)  is studying a course subject (other than a year-long subject) in the first semester of a year of study; and (ii) in that semester, contravenes the progress rules set out in regulation 41 for that course the last day of that semester”.

5.   Regulation 18A (What is excluded from assets? (e) farm assets in an “exceptional circumstances drought affected area”)

5.1   Subregulation 18A (2) (definition of ‘drought recovery period’):

Omit “6 months”, substitute “1 year”.

6.   Regulation 22 (Excluded: (b) students getting other pensions and allowances)

6.1   Subregulation 22 (2):

Omit the subregulation, substitute:

“(2)A student cannot get AUSTUDY for a period in the year before the start of a course he or she intends to undertake if, for that period, the student receives:

(a) newstart allowance, sickness allowance, special benefit, partner allowance or parenting allowance, under the Social Security Act 1991; or

(b) youth training allowance under the Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973.”.

7.   Regulation 38 (Levels of tertiary courses)

7.1   Paragraph 38 (1) (c):

Omit “associate diplomas”, substitute “associate degrees, associate diplomas”.

7.2   Paragraph 38 (5) (a):

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

“(a) an associate degree course;

(ab) an associate diploma course;”.

8.   Regulation 41 (Previous study: time spent on a course)

8.1   Subregulation 41 (1):

Omit “in a year of study”, substitute “in a year or semester of study (as the case requires)”.

9.   Regulation 61 (What is the maximum living allowance?)

9.1   Paragraph 61 (1) (a):

Omit “(except a student to whom paragraph (ab) applies)”.

9.2   Paragraph 61 (1) (c):

Omit the table, substitute:

Column 1 Category	Column 2 Under 18 years $	Column 3 18 years and over $	Column 4 Special rate $
Standard	3,780	4,546	5,577
Independent	6,240	6,898	8,381
Away-from-home	6,240	6,898	8,381

10.   Regulation 80 (Isolated student: (c) special courses of study)

10.1   Paragraph 80 (1) (e):

Omit “authority; or”, substitute “authority.”.

11.   Regulation 91 (Concession to the parental income test: (c) pensions and allowances)

11.1   Subparagraph 91 (1) (d) (ii):

Omit “parenting allowance”, substitute “benefit parenting allowance”.

12.   Regulation 101 (How much is the fares allowance?)

12.1   Paragraph 101 (4) (a):

Omit “58.8”, substitute “63”.

12.2   Paragraph 101 (4) (b):

Omit the table, substitute:

Engine (except rotary engine) capacity of motor vehicle (cubic centimetres)	Engine capacity (rotary engine) (cubic centimetres)	Rate for each kilometre (cents)
1600 or less	1000 or less	47.0
1601-2600	1001-1500	53.1
More than 2600	More than 1500	53.1

13.   Schedule 1 (Pensions and allowances)

13.1   Group B:

Add at the end:

“14 Widow allowance (Part 2.8A of the Social Security Act 1991)”.

14.   Schedule 6 (Fringe Benefits)

14.1   Subclause 16 (2):

Omit the table, substitute:

Fringe Benefits year	Notional rate of interest
Housing loan	Other loan
starting 1/4/93	9.9%	12.92%
starting 1/4/94	8.75%	12.75%
starting 1/4/95	10.5%	14.5%
starting 1/4/96	8.95%	10.4%

15.   Further amendments—rates and thresholds

15.1   The AUSTUDY Regulations are further amended as set out in Schedule 1.

16.   Further amendments—references to job search allowance

16.1   The AUSTUDY Regulations are further amended as set out in Schedule 2.

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 SCHEDULE 1 Regulation 15

FURTHER AMENDMENTS—RATES AND THRESHOLDS

Column 1 Item No.	Column 2 Provision amended	Column 3 Omit	Column 4 Substitute
1	Paragraph 13 (1) (a)	$116,950	$120,580
2	Paragraph 13 (1) (b)	$166,650	$171,820
3	Paragraph 13 (1) (c)	$393,750	$405,960
4	Paragraph 61 (1) (a)	$8,642	$8,910
5	Paragraph 61 (1) (b)	$7,352	$7,580

SCHEDULE 1—continued

Column 1 Item No.		Column 2 Provision amended	Column 3 Omit		Column 4 Substitute
6	Paragraph 61 (1) (ba)			$5,665		$5,841
7	Subregulation 64 (1)			$7,352		$7,580
8	Regulation 102E			$32.20		$33.20
9	Subregulation 102F (1)			$32.20		$33.20
10	Subregulation 102F (2)			$36.20		$37.20

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 SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 16

FURTHER AMENDMENTS—REFERENCES TO JOB SEARCH ALLOWANCE

Column 1 Item No.	Column 2 Provision amended	Column 3 Omit
1	Paragraph 22 (3) (a)	job search allowance or
2	Paragraph 22 (5) (b)	job search allowance or
3	Subparagraph 63 (1) (a) (i)	job search allowance,
4	Subparagraph 64 (1) (c) (i)	job search allowance,
5	Subparagraph 71 (1) (e) (i)	job search allowance,
6	Paragraph 83 (2) (c)	job search allowance,
7	Paragraph 91 (1) (a)	job search allowance,

SCHEDULE 2—continued

Column 1 Item No.	Column 2 Provision amended	Column 3 Omit
8	Paragraph 97(1) (b)	job search allowance,
9	Subparagraph 109 (1) (b) (vi)	job search allowance,

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 11 December 1996.

2. Statutory Rules 1990 No. 443 as amended by 1991 No. 480; 1992 Nos. 24 and 399; 1993 No. 367; 1994 Nos. 13, 91 and 409; 1995 Nos. 132 and 393 (disallowed in the Senate on 10 September 1996); 1996 Nos. 21, 245 and 246.